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Electric vehicles and charging stations
The share of rechargeable electric
vehicles (including hybrids) within the
overall global sales of new passenger
cars should grow from 8% in 2019 to
52% in 2030 (Source: Who will drive
Electric Cars to the Tipping Point?,
BCG, January 2020).
City, transportation and building
planning are among the main
challenges to the large-scale
deployment of electric vehicles.
With an average autonomy of 140 km,
the charging station issue is crucial for
the users of this type of vehicle.
Moreover, needs vary depending
on use: while highway infrastructures
require high power, capable of charging
a vehicle in under an hour, commercial
buildings only need average power
and residential buildings need normal
power. Rexel has positioned itself
on this market in order to assist
the installers of these new types
of equipment.
The Group thus offers full packages,
sized according to the number of
vehicles that need to recharge, using
traditional or solar energy. Additional
services for users enrich these offerings,
such as localization, charging station
reservation, or online payment.
To complete its offer, in 2021, Rexel
acquired Freshmile, an electrical vehicle charging station operator that manages
more than 8,000 charging points
and provides services to more than
50,000 EV drivers, with access
to 100,000 charging points
throughout Europe.
Building Information Modeling
BIM (Building Information Modeling)
is a new building design technology,
which covers all of its various aspects
and stages. It takes the form of a digital
model that provides a virtual preview
of the real building, complete with all
the data linked to it, and enabling
flow optimization. The BIM market is now growing by 10 to 15% per year
in France and shows an adoption rate of 50 to 60% with the major
building constructors.
To support its customers skill
improvement in this market, Rexel
accompanies them throughout their
projects, offering them numerous tools
at each step of the process: digital
design support, work site organization
and management assistance, connected
solutions for energy consumption
management, etc.