Why is Europe still using integrated charging pile?
We would like to share with you an interesting point about the current charging stations in Europe. In Europe, the integrated charging piles are the most common, unlike China, which has already used the split type.
The following is the integrated charging pile of Alpitronic, the largest charging pile manufacturer in Europe:
Hypercharger: HYC 400 (designed for 400KW, installed for 100~ 400KW)
In intersolar Europe 2025, Alpitronic launched a megawatt charging product and made a split charging station for the first time.The maximum current is 1500A and it is equipped with 2 guns, one of which is the MCS megawatt charging gun head. Megawatt charging stations are designed to charge heavy trucks (Heavy-truck charging station).
Why are they selling so well in Europe（Revenue in 2024 will exceed 1.1 billion USD ）？The three core points are:
I.The product should be beautiful, original, simple in structure, and highly efficient in space utilization.
The core purpose is to solve the problem of failure rate. The failure rate should be low because the labor cost in Europe is too high.
II. The product should be of good quality and very high stability.
III. There should be good after-sales service.
It is not a simple matter of solving the problem within 24 hours, but we must help them solve the problem. So these are the areas where Chinese companies should learn.
Why Europe is still using so many all-in-one piles?
The power capacity is limited:
That many of the charging stations we see in Europe basically have 1, 2, or 4 charging piles. The ones with 8 piles are very rare.
In fact, the reason behind this is that the power capacity is limited. The power capacity of each station is limited. So in this case, their demand for all-in-one piles is much greater than that of China.
Why did Sungrow make a 480KW charging pile? Because in Europe, the actual power demand of the charging pile will be matched according to the actual power capacity of the site. That is to say, the maximum power of this device is 480KW, but it can be matched to 400KW or 360KW according to the actual needs of the site. For example, in some European stations, the power of the charging pile may be 400KW, but in fact only 100KW modules are installed because the power capacity of the site is so limited. Therefore, its power can be backward compatible, which is also a balanced product design to meet local needs.
Conclusion
Therefore, for companies that want to expand overseas, we really need to carefully research the actual charging scenarios in Europe and the needs of customers before designing products that meet the needs of the market here. This is very important.
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