However, given the scale of the transformations needed by 2030, huge investment is required. The concession contract model could be used to finance and accomplish these changes – just as it was used in the 20th century to build the national motor-way network.
604 EV charging points were in service at end-2022 on the VINCI Autoroutes network.
ELECTRIC MOBILITY. VINCI Autoroutes accelerated the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure on its network. In 2022, 267 new charge points were installed at 40 service areas, bringing the network total to 604. By the end of 2022, 125 of VINCI Autoroutes’ 180 service stations had been fitted with EV charging facilities, and it intends to have all of them equipped with e-charging stations by the end of 2023. Through its subsidiary Easy Charge, a joint venture formed with VINCI Energies, VINCI Autoroutes helps specialised operators install their charging stations on its network and deploys charging infrastructure for communities and in shopping centre car parks. Created in 2021, its subsidiary Solarvia also develops photovoltaic solar energy projects that exploit the enormous potential of the unused land alongside motorways, which is particularly well suited for large- scale solar panel installations. Ground- mounted solar facilities in former quarries and solar car park canopies at service areas are other ways of making the most of land used for human activity. At end- 2022, 44 projects of this type, representing a total capacity of 341 MWp, were being developed by Solarvia and more than 100 were at the preliminary study phase.
