In a bet on electric cars, DTEK is launching network of high-speed charging stations

In a bet on electric cars, DTEK is launching network of high-speed charging stations. By the end of June, the company will have 10 charging stations in Kyiv, largely in the garages of shopping centers and office buildings. By the end of the year, Oleksandr Onischenko, DTEK’s deputy director of strategy, tells Interfax-Ukraine, the company plans to install its Strum brand charging station on highways leading to Odessa, Kharkiv, Lviv, and Dnipro. The cost of fast charging is UAH 8 per kWh. Slow charging – UAH 4 per kWh. New registrations of electric vehicles jumped 60% in January-February, to 482.