Hedin to install megawatt charging site with Kempower hardware in Sweden

Hedin Supercharge is the charging infrastructure subsidiary of the Swedish car dealer Hedin Mobility Group, which was founded in 2023. The charging hub in Linköping will initially be equipped with four CCS charging points for fast charging of electric cars and lorries, providing up to 400 kW of power. Before the end of this year, the site will be one of the first in the world to use Kempower’s recently introduced MCS charging system.

Kempower relies on a decentralised principle for its direct current charging stations: the power supply units with the switching technology can be placed a few metres away from the actual charging station. The charging station itself – also known as a satellite charger – can therefore be very compact and narrow, which minimises the space required at the parking space itself. Typically, two 600 kW units can supply several HPC satellites for electric cars. In the case of the MCS unit, however, the 2×600 kW are bundled and used for one satellite. This has a liquid-cooled MCS charging plug and can therefore deliver a total output of 1.2 megawatts to the vehicle to be charged.

Linköping is located in the Swedish province of Östergötlands Iän on one of the motorway links between Stockholm and Gothenburg. “Linköping offers a strategic location along the E4 highway, where significant transport and travel occur between the country’s major cities,” writes Kempower. Hedin Supercharge’s charging park is located in the car park of one of Hedin’s new multi-brand car dealerships and service centres. The charging park is accessible via the Virta platform – and can therefore also be used with common roaming services. The site is also home to a truck centre that sells and services heavy commercial vehicles.

“With the inauguration in Linköping, we are beginning a new chapter and starting to work more closely with the transport sector. Together with our existing and upcoming charging stations for passenger cars, we are now well-equipped for expansion both within and outside Sweden’s borders,” said Erik Aspholmer, CEO of Hedin Supercharge. “We strongly believe that our offering of fast and easy charging will make it easier for all types of electrified transport in the future.”

Erik Kanerva, Sales Manager for Northern Europe at Kempower, added: “The charging site is MCS-prepared and will be among the first in the world to offer MCS charging with our Kempower Mega Satellites. During the inauguration in Linköping, one can get acquainted with the future solution, a big sibling to our Kempower Satellite that is a familiar sight for many EV drivers in Sweden.”

kempower.com, mfn.se (Hedin announcement, PDF)