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HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED and IE2S Work on the Development of an Electric Charging Infrastructure for Company Car Fleets

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HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED is getting into the business of building electric charging infrastructure for company car fleets with IE2S. 

  • Strategic cooperation for the implementation of Smart Charging, installation and operation for fleet customers
  • Joint offer with the HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED Charging stations and fleet electrification solution from Intelligent Energy System Services planned

Amperfied GmbH, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), intends to further expand its range of charging infrastructure solutions and is planning a strategic cooperation with Intelligent Energy System Services GmbH (IE2S, Ludwigsburg) in the field of electromobility. The aim is to provide smart charging solutions for company car fleets. The service expertise of IE2S, a joint venture of MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH (a Porsche company) and the transmission system operator TransnetBW (part of the EnBW Group), and the successful HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED charging stations (wallboxes and charging columns) will be used.

In the coming years, the share of battery-powered company cars will exceed the number of vehicles with combustion engines. Companies with company car fleets are therefore increasingly looking at switching their fleets to electric cars. To this end, they are primarily looking for advice on the electrification of their fleets, including on-site implementation. One of the prerequisites for a conversion to battery-electric vehicles is that there are solutions for controlling the charging power of the fleet vehicles, e. g. according to generation and consumption. With an integrated control system, it is possible to reduce grid connection costs and power prices, among other things. Further potential can also be exploited by integrating electricity generators and storage systems.

HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED and IE2S now want to jointly present a fully comprehensive offer for fleet electrification, from initial planning to installation and maintenance. In addition, a comprehensive service covering all aspects of full operation is to be developed. As a first step, both companies will define an overall package for efficient fleet management and then tackle joint projects. The focus will be on small and medium-sized companies that are setting up or expanding an electric fleet.

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Amperfied GmbH, headquartered in Walldorf, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Founded in April 2022, HEIDELBERG's activities in the field of electromobility, which have been in place since 2014, are bundled in this company. The goal of the HEIDELBERG subsidiary is to become the technology leader for an emission-free and livable future and to actively shape mobility and energy supply for this purpose. With the comprehensive HEIDELBERG know-how in the fields of power electronics and software, HEIDELBERG AMPERFIED positions itself with innovative, customer-oriented, and future-proof charging solutions for domestic needs and public spaces. In the future, the comprehensive range of services will be supplemented by offerings for home energy management or integrated charging technology for company car fleets, parking garages, residential complexes, or municipalities, for example.