Expansion builds on six existing sites
The companies have worked together for three years, deploying six sites so far. Those locations include Vénissieux in the Lyon logistics hub, Bourg-de-Péage on the route between Valence and Grenoble, and Pardies in southwestern France.
Oreve, a French charging operator owned by the Ortec Group, aims to establish 150 public charging stations nationwide by 2030 for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and heavy-duty trucks.
CEO Nicolas Dourassoff said Oreve was among the first companies to develop public stations specifically for electric trucks, starting as early as 2023. Those stations pair ultra-fast charging with services focused on driver comfort, he said.
A staged move toward megawatt charging
The new sites will initially use A400 chargers, each sharing 400 kW between two charging points. From early 2027, ABB's modular M-Series system will allow sites to expand into 1.2 MW hubs as truck traffic increases.
Operators can add power cabinets and up to 24 dispensers without rebuilding a site's underlying electrical infrastructure. The M-Series supports both CCS and the Megawatt Charging System, or MCS; the partnership's first MCS-capable installation is planned for 2027.
Liquid-cooled cables on the A400 and the M-Series' OM dispensers support currents of up to 600 A and 800 A, respectively. ABB says the design also keeps the cables lighter and easier for drivers to handle.
Bruno Bourguet, ABB E-mobility's president for EMEA, said in a statement: "Oreve saw early where freight logistics was heading and began building the charging infrastructure to match. Their trust in ABB E-mobility as a partner has allowed us to turn that vision into a scalable solution. Our architecture enables them to expand each site as truck traffic grows, while creating a clear path toward megawatt charging."
Equipment and ongoing support
ABB E-mobility's work for Oreve also includes cloud-based asset management, real-time monitoring and remote support.
The supplier expanded a separate service relationship in late September 2026, agreeing to add monitoring, maintenance and support to its cooperation with Norwegian logistics provider ASKO. That partnership began in 2019 and has brought more than 60 high-power chargers into operation in seven Norwegian cities.
ABB E-mobility employs about 1,400 people worldwide. The company reports sales of more than 68,000 high-power chargers, used to electrify over 10,000 sites globally.
France's wider charging targets
The Oreve rollout represents a small early part of France's planned truck charging network. The national road-network charging strategy, published in April 2026, calls for about 8,000 truck charging points at 560 motorway rest areas by 2035, with total truck charging capacity of roughly 1.6 GW.
Including passenger cars, the strategy targets around 30,000 fast-charging points by 2035. About 22,000 car charging points, rated at roughly 150 kW each, are planned across nearly 900 service and rest areas. Cumulative capacity at motorway service areas is intended to reach about 2.8 GW for cars.
For trucks, the strategy combines 100 kW charging for longer stops with 400 kW and above-800 kW charging.
Public charging will serve a different role from depot charging. Modeling by Fraunhofer ISI and ICCT indicates that, over the long term, more than 70 to 80 percent of heavy electric truck charging demand in most European countries is expected to be met at depots. High-power public sites remain important for long-distance journeys and charging en route.
