道达尔收购伦敦最大的汽车充电网络

据美国彭博新闻社巴黎报道，由于消费者加速转移对化石燃料的依赖，法国能源巨头道达尔公司日前收购了伦敦最大的汽车充电网络，进一步扩大了其非石油业务。

道达尔公司在一份声明称，道达尔公司从博洛雷集团手中收购了伦敦蓝点公司，从而获得了Source London汽车充电网络。对道达尔公司等欧洲石油巨头来说，移动电源是一个增长领域。道达尔公司此前已赢得在比利时和荷兰安装充电点的合同。

由于欧洲各国政府收紧对汽车尾气排放的规定，抑制了对汽油和柴油的需求，石油公司正在投资汽车充电点。虽然公用事业公司也在进军该行业，但石油巨头们受益于自身庞大的规模，以及它们通过现有加油站控制的站点数量。

道达尔公司在声明中称，Source London汽车充电网络包括1600多个街头充电点，占伦敦总充电点数的一半以上。道达尔公司表示，伦敦最大汽车充电网络将使用可再生能源供电。

道达尔公司预计，这笔交易将在今年年底前完成。道达尔公司没有披露这笔交易的成本。

李峻 编译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Total Buys London's Largest Car-Charging Network

French energy giant Total SE snapped up London’s largest car-charging network, further expanding its non-oil business as consumers accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.

Total acquired Blue Point London from Bollore Group, giving it the Source London charging network, according to a statement Tuesday. Electric mobility is a growth area for European oil majors including Total, which has previously won contracts to install charge points in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Oil companies are investing in vehicle charging as Europe’s governments tighten rules on car emissions, curbing demand for gasoline and diesel. While utilities are also making forays into the industry, the oil majors benefit from their sheer size and the number of sites they control through existing filling stations.

Source London includes more than 1,600 on-street charge points, representing more than half the total operating in the city, Total said in the statement. The company will power the network with electricity from renewable sources, it said.

Total expects the transaction to close by the end of the year. It didn’t disclose the cost.