
24 January 2022
Dutch startup Leap24 receives €4.25M to invest in hyper charging stations for vans and trucks
AMERSFOORT – Leap24, a Dutch startup that facilitates a super-charging network for electric vans and trucks, announced €4.25 million seed investment. The investment enables the deployment of multiple locations throughout Northwestern Europe, where each location will operate with at least six fast-charging parking spaces.
Funding goes into new locations
According to founder Pelle Schlichting, this investment will enable Leap24 to realise the charging network. “With the current funding, Leap24 can now acquire and develop multiple locations, which will help us to establish a fast-charging network in Northwestern Europe.” The first stations will open in The Netherlands during the second quarter of this year.
Leap24 helps the electric drive easily forward
According to Leap24, clean mobility should be available to everyone. There should be a charging infrastructure to make clean mobility possible, so the switch to electric vans and trucks is as smooth as possible. Since the start of Leap24 in 2021, founders Pelle Schlichting and Ferry Bosgra have only one goal in mind: to make the transition to clean mobility as easy as possible.
Easy access, spacious charging bays and multiple fast chargers
The fast-charging stations are specially designed with large vans and trucks in mind. These vehicles are constantly on the move and continuously need to be on the move, which means they should charge when it is time to rest. Drivers with no time to lose do not want to stress while searching for parking – or charging space. Leap24’s parking spaces will be spacious, in an easily accessible and safe location and with several fast chargers so that the driver does not have to wait to charge their vehicles.
Leap24 services Zero-emission zones
In 2025, large metropolitan areas will introduce zero-emission urban distribution zone. Hence, businesses will need locations to charge their vehicles quickly. The ambition challenges companies to make their transport and logistics more sustainable. Leap24 helps speed up the process by equipping the zero-emission zones with fast chargers. Partly thanks to the sustainable ambitions of various cities and partly because of the aspirations of Leap24 itself, the startup has managed to attract investors.
AMERSFOORT – Start-up Leap24 haalt in haar eerste jaar ruim € 4,25 miljoen op om snellaadstations te bouwen met een focus op zakelijk verkeer, in het bijzonder bestel- en vrachtwagens. Met het groeikapitaal wil Leap24 in 2022 op 40 locaties in Nederland 240 laadplekken openen. De ambitie van Leap24 is het verzorgen van een netwerk in heel Noordwest-Europa met goed bereikbare, ruime opstelplaatsen en ruim opgezette laadstations voor elektrische voertuigen.


