據美國彭博新聞社巴黎報道，由于消費者加速轉移對化石燃料的依賴，法國能源巨頭道達爾公司日前收購了倫敦最大的汽車充電網絡，進一步擴大了其非石油業務。

道達爾公司在一份聲明稱，道達爾公司從博洛雷集團手中收購了倫敦藍點公司，從而獲得了Source London汽車充電網絡。對道達爾公司等歐洲石油巨頭來說，移動電源是一個增長領域。道達爾公司此前已贏得在比利時和荷蘭安裝充電點的合同。

由于歐洲各國政府收緊對汽車尾氣排放的規定，抑制了對汽油和柴油的需求，石油公司正在投資汽車充電點。雖然公用事業公司也在進軍該行業，但石油巨頭們受益于自身龐大的規模，以及它們通過現有加油站控制的站點數量。

道達爾公司在聲明中稱，Source London汽車充電網絡包括1600多個街頭充電點，占倫敦總充電點數的一半以上。道達爾公司表示，倫敦最大汽車充電網絡將使用可再生能源供電。

道達爾公司預計，這筆交易將在今年年底前完成。道達爾公司沒有披露這筆交易的成本。

李峻 編譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

Total Buys London's Largest Car-Charging Network

French energy giant Total SE snapped up London’s largest car-charging network, further expanding its non-oil business as consumers accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.

Total acquired Blue Point London from Bollore Group, giving it the Source London charging network, according to a statement Tuesday. Electric mobility is a growth area for European oil majors including Total, which has previously won contracts to install charge points in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Oil companies are investing in vehicle charging as Europe’s governments tighten rules on car emissions, curbing demand for gasoline and diesel. While utilities are also making forays into the industry, the oil majors benefit from their sheer size and the number of sites they control through existing filling stations.

Source London includes more than 1,600 on-street charge points, representing more than half the total operating in the city, Total said in the statement. The company will power the network with electricity from renewable sources, it said.

Total expects the transaction to close by the end of the year. It didn’t disclose the cost.