EVBox, Bridgestone EMIA and TSG Partner to Enhance EV Charging Infrastructure in Europe

AMSTERDAM, September 9, 2021 — Bridgestone and EVBox are announcing a long-term partnership to expand Europe’s EV charging infrastructure with the installation of up to 3,500 new EVBox AC and DC charging ports, powered by EVBox charging management software. The installations will take place across Bridgestone’s European retail and service network, including leading brands like Speedy and First Stop.

The five-year project, which is the latest example of Bridgestone’s support for the adoption of sustainable mobility, will begin in France and Italy before expanding into the UK, Germany, Poland, Spain, and other European countries.

Bridgestone’s new charging network will consist of regular and fast charging stations installed at strategic locations accessible to all EV drivers, including private and fleet vehicles. EVBox fast charging stations will be installed on high-demand routes for drivers needing to get back on the road as quickly as possible. EVBox partner TSG, the European leader in technical services for mobility solutions, will take a leading role in designing, installing and maintaining the EVBox charging infrastructure across Bridgestone’s European retail and service network.

Thanks to the partnership between Bridgestone and EVBox, EV drivers and fleets will get access to one of Europe’s largest charging networks through a single solution: a dedicated card or mobile app connected to EVBox charging management software. The charging network will include access to over 130,000 public charging ports and growing. With EVBox charging management software, drivers and account holders can efficiently manage charging sessions, payments, and invoicing through one centralized platform. 

With this partnership, Bridgestone’s retail network will also offer EV drivers the opportunity to buy and install residential EV charging stations, strengthening the company’s commitment to improving the accessibility of EVs to a variety of drivers.

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Bridgestone in Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa (Bridgestone EMIA) is the regional Strategic Business Unit of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tyres and rubber building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), Bridgestone EMIA employs more than 20,000 people and conducts business in 40 countries across the region. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tyres and advanced solutions, backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.

Active in 30 countries, TSG Group is the European leader of solutions and services to public and private energy distribution infrastructures for mobility. The Group has achieved in 2020 a turnover of around 650 million euros and currently employs more than 4,000 people. With a recognized expertise in new mobility energy solutions (electricity, natural gas, hydrogen and biofuels), TSG's mission is to support its customers as they manage and transition their energy distribution networks and to enable the development of sustainable mobility. TSG is a privately owned company, owned by its management and a family fund called HLD, with aligned long-term interests. This financial structure is key in giving TSG the strategic focus and financial resources to support a sustainable growth both in its historic and new business segments. TSG’s mission is to become the supplier of reference in technical services for sustainable mobility.