EV charging now at six NLEX service stops; 2 more by December

MANILA, Philippines — Electric vehicle owners can now charge at six tollway service facilities (TSFs) along the North Luzon Expressway, with two more set to open by December, NLEX Corp. said in a statement on Friday.

The six stations offer 20 charging points in total, with power ratings from 22 kW to 240 kW.

Northbound motorists can charge at the following TSFs:

• Petron Marilao at Km 23, where Petron Power-Up runs two chargers
• Total San Simon at Km 55, where ACMobility runs three
• Shell Mexico at Km 77, where ACMobility runs four

Southbound motorists can charge at the following TSFs:

• Shell Mexico at Km 76, with two ACMobility chargers
• Petron Bocaue at Km 29, with two Petron–BMW chargers
• Drive & Dine at Km 17, where WeCharge HyperFast and iCharj run seven chargers between them, including 240 kW DC units

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The stations support CCS2 and Type 2 connectors. Total San Simon and Drive & Dine also have GB/T connectors.

The two other stations targeted to open in December are Shell Recharge stations at Shell Burol (Km 32, northbound) and Shell of Asia (Km 36, southbound), with four chargers each.

Free public Wi-Fi is available at four stops: Drive & Dine (Km 17, southbound), Shell Burol (Km 32, northbound), Shell Mexico (Km 76, southbound), and Shell Mexico (Km 77, northbound).

Meanwhile, the Aramco station at Km 62 opened on Oct. 9, and Phase 1A of Petron Marilao at Km 22, northbound, will open on Oct. 23.

Petron Parkville at Km 42, northbound, is under construction.

The Toll Regulatory Board RB has approved six further service facility applications for stations along NLEX and SCTEX, from Bocaue in Bulacan to Concepcion in Tarlac. Two of these are under construction.

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“A long drive needs good places to stop. We are adding more of them and making sure they serve the cars people are now driving,” Luis S. Reñon, president and general manager of NLEX Corp., said.

“More of our motorists drive electric every year. Charging at the stops they already use is the practical answer,” he added. /atm