Fastned practically doubled its turnover related to charging in the third quarter of this year to 3,2 million euros. The operator of fast charging stations benefited from the increase in the number of electric cars in the countries where it operates. The company also added new stations to its network. According to Fastned, the demand for charging is still affected by the corona virus. Throughout Europe, more people are still working from home than before the corona pandemic, which means that the number of travel movements is lower.

In the third quarter, Fastned opened 21 stations, fourteen of which in the Netherlands. This brings the total to 164 charging stations in five countries. The company has started building stations in France. That will be the sixth country where Fastned is active. Nine stations along major French highways are expected to be completed before the end of this year.

Charging electric cars is also likely to become more expensive as electricity costs rise. Fastned has not yet made a decision on a possible price increase, but recently reported that it "is logical that the rising electricity costs are passed on in the price of charging electric cars". Fastned, which has more than 65.000 customers, has been keeping the price of electricity from charging stations the same for more than four years.

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