The world's largest charging station for electric cars (3 photos)

Shell and Chinese automaker BYD have opened the most... the world's largest charging station for electric vehicles. At the same time here 258 cars will be able to charge.





A huge Shell Recharge charging station has opened nearby from the airport of the Chinese city of Shenzhen, where the headquarters is located BYD. In addition to charging points, the station has shops, cafes, vending machines and rest rooms for electric vehicle owners.

According to Shell, already at the stage of trial operation the station serviced more than 3,300 electric cars per day. Possibly in the future The facility's capacity will be increased.

To avoid adding strain to local power grids, Shell Recharge was equipped with the ability to generate electricity on one's own. Solar panels placed on the territory are capable of generate up to 300 thousand kWh of energy from renewable sources in year.

Shell currently has a network of 40 thousand charging stations for electric vehicles around the world (about 25 thousand of them are located in China). By 2030, the fuel concern expects to increase their number is up to 200 thousand.