Price of Corporate Charging Infrastructure: From Investment to Profitability
The electrification of a corporate fleet or a logistics park is not a simple hardware purchase; it is an investment in critical infrastructure. In the current French market, the question "how much does a charging station cost?" is incomplete.
The right question to guarantee financial viability is: "What is the total project cost (CapEx) and how do we optimize operational costs (OpEx) to avoid penalties?" At Swish, we transform technical complexity into financial predictability. We do not sell isolated hardware; we design charging ecosystems that minimize the initial investment leveraging subsidies (ADVENIR Program) and reduce recurring expenses through advanced energy engineering.
Factors Defining Charging Station Installation Costs
Investment Ranges in France: Market Data
In the absence of a specific technical audit, we offer reference investment ranges based on projects executed nationwide for the 2025 fiscal year.
Sector Scenarios: Investment Adapted to Operations
The objective is regulatory compliance (LOM Law) and service to employees.
- Cost Factor: The volume of space. The unit cost decreases by electrifying several spaces simultaneously thanks to dynamic load management, thus avoiding the subscription of costly new power capacity.
- Standard Solution: AC stations from 7.4 to 11 kW.
- Average Investment: €2,000 - €5,000 per point (turnkey).
The Cost of Inaction: Regulatory Risks
In the ROI calculation, one must consider not only operational savings but also the cost of non-compliance.
The Mobility Orientation Law (LOM) requires the equipment of a portion of parking spaces in non-residential buildings. Failure to respect these quotas exposes companies to administrative financial sanctions of up to €7,500 per missing charging point for legal entities.
Swish ensures the technical and documentary compliance of your installation.
Financial Engineering: The ADVENIR Program as an Accelerator
In France, the net project cost (Net CapEx) can be drastically reduced if public financing instruments are managed correctly.
Integral Management: Administrative complexity is the main barrier to accessing these funds. Swish's administrative department fully manages the application and justification of bonuses, guaranteeing that your company maximizes the available subsidy return.
Discover how the Advenir Program transforms the economic viability of your electrification project by covering critical structural costs.
CapEx Reduction: The ADVENIR program covers up to 50% or 60% of eligible costs for charging points open to the public on private parking and offers specific bonuses for heavy goods vehicle fleets. Additionally, civil engineering works (cable paths) can be covered up to 50% for small parking lots
Operational Costs (OpEx): Where Profitability is Won
Supervision Software
A monthly subscription per point that guarantees total control. Swish offers a competitive structure that pays for itself: avoiding a single power penalty or optimizing your consumption via the TURPE covers the annual cost of the software.
Preventive Maintenance
A service plan that ensures an availability rate (uptime) of 99%. In logistics, the cost of an inoperative station (cancelled rounds, halted vehicles) exceeds the cost of a preventive maintenance contract by 4 times.
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Maximize your Return on Investment (ROI)
We reduce your initial capital expenditure (CapEx) by fully managing Plan Advenir grants, which can cover up to 40% of hardware, engineering, and civil works costs.
Avoid Power and Construction Overruns
Our energy engineering and Smart Charging system optimize your existing power capacity, avoiding costly grid upgrades and monthly penalties for exceeding power limits.
Financial and Regulatory Predictability
We turn technical uncertainty into controlled fixed costs. We ensure full regulatory compliance (RDL 29/2021) to prevent fines while minimizing recurring operating expenses (OpEx) through smart monitoring.