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In Spain, Saba has expanded the charging network by 17% and expects to reach the figure of 600 electrified parking spaces during 2023. For this, the company continues to count on subsidies from the new MOVES III plan for aid to electric mobility. Similarly, the number of both the kWh delivered and the kg of CO₂ avoided through charging carried out in the 60 car parks offering the service have doubled. In 2022, the 13 fast charging points (50 kWh) in 6 cities also began to operate, and their use will be consolidated in 2023.

The charging network in the United Kingdom has doubled following the award in 2022 of the car parks at the Transport for London (TFL) stations, which Saba began to operate in January 2023. In this country, the company provides a mixed relationship model with various electricity providers and is working to reach a framework agreement to unify the service under a single operator.

The current charging network in Portugal now stands at 98 places, 32% up on 2021. Delivery services have also increased considerably in terms of kWh, a trend that grows year after year with the gradual electrification of the mobile fleet. In 2023 Saba will work together with EDP to expand the network with 20 new electric charging points.

In Italy, the installation of 45 charging points in 15 car parks was completed in 2022 following an agreement reached with Enel X. The chargers will come into operation during the first half of 2023 and the company is already working to expand the network in the future. In turn, Saba has an agreement with the mobile charging company E-GAP in the Saba Comasina car park in Milan. This innovative service, called off-grid charging —i.e., independent with zero impact on the urban power grid—, allows an electric vehicle user to request charging from E-GAP from the car park. A van with up to 130 kWh of batteries will drive there, allowing the vehicle to be charged quickly and safely.

Chile has consolidated in 2022 the electric charging platform implemented in 2021, a model comparable to that of Spain, also following an agreement reached with Enel X. The 30 charging points, spread over 10 car parks in Santiago, have received interest from both private customers and mobility companies. In 2023, the company is working to complete an agreement with a major delivery company for the exclusive use of up to 21 chargers.

Germany consolidated the use of 16 chargers in three Group car parks in 2022, reaching a level of activity data to that of the other countries. In 2022, half of new vehicle registrations in the country were for pure electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, an upward trend for which Saba wishes to be prepared.