BOLZANO, Italy and HUDSON,
Ohio, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- alpitronic,
Europe's leading manufacturer of
high-power DC charging (HPC) stations, and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a world leader in
enabling connected commerce, today announced a partnership to drive
improved availability for their charging stations. Diebold Nixdorf will provide Managed Services
for alpitronic's flagship product, the hypercharger. The
partnership will support alpitronic meet its own high-performance
standards in this fast-growing market, ensuring that retailers can
offer an always-on, fast-charging experience for their customers.
The collaboration started with 2,600 HPC locations in Germany and will be expanded to more than
10,000 charging points across Europe this year.
Short charging times and high performance make fast charging
stations attractive for electric car drivers. Often installed at
freeway gas stations across Europe, the demand for superfast charging
solutions is growing due to advanced electric car technology and
many additional deployment scenarios.
hypercharger is the market-leading brand for fast charging
stations in Europe, characterized
in particular by reliability, compactness, advanced design and
capability to supply a charge up to 300kW. Since its market entry
in 2017, alpitronic has experienced exponential growth. In addition
to the development, production and worldwide distribution of
fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, the manufacturer was
looking for a reliable service partner, offering a high-performance
service experience and ability to scale quickly wherever needed.
The company selected Diebold Nixdorf
to provide service desk, logistics and on-site services for the
European hypercharger fleet, initially focusing on the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the U.K. and Scandinavia. Over the
next year, alpitronic and Diebold
Nixdorf will expand their partnership globally.
Philipp Senoner, co-founder
and managing director, alpitronic Srl. said: "With the
development of our hypercharger, we set European standards in the
field of fast-charging technology. We are pleased to collaborate
with a strong partner like Diebold
Nixdorf, as this represents an important step towards
maintaining our quality standards also in the service part of our
business. It is our goal that customers will benefit from high
performance across the entire lifecycle of our products."
Dr. Ulrich Naeher,
Diebold Nixdorf's executive vice
president, chief commercial officer
said: "High-performance charging is attractive for all
electric vehicle drivers who want to be on the road again quickly,
but only if 'performance' also means high-availability, including
an always-on approach. Our DN AllConnect ServicesSM
organization is able to help partners like alpitronic keep pace in
this fast-growing market as we have the experience, global scale
and capabilities to support EV charging projects with
high-performance services."
About alpitronic
The alpitronic team consists of
progressive, passionate engineers with experience in various fields
such as automotive, aerospace and industrial electronics. More than
one third of the approx. 250 employees are developers and deal with
the conception of own and third-party products. In addition to
specializing in the development of electronic hardware and software
in the automotive sector, alpitronic has been involved in the
development, production and global distribution of scalable DC
fast-charging stations for e-vehicles since 2017. These products,
marketed under the brand hypercharger, are characterized in
particular by their reliability, compact footprint and advanced
design, and can currently deliver up to 300kW. The hypercharger was
able to establish itself as the company's competitive flagship
product, thus helping alpitronic to become the market leader in
Europe as a manufacturer of HPC
charging stations.
Visit www.hypercharger.it to find out more.
About Diebold
Nixdorf
Diebold
Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is a world leader in
enabling connected commerce. We automate, digitize and transform
the way people bank and shop. As a partner to the majority of the
world's top 100 financial institutions and top 25 global retailers,
our integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels
conveniently, securely and efficiently for millions of consumers
each day. The company has a presence in more than 100 countries
with approximately 22,000 employees worldwide. Visit
www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.
Twitter: @DieboldNixdorf
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/diebold
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DieboldNixdorf
YouTube: www.youtube.com/dieboldnixdorf
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