At Zoniq, we enjoy working with companies that move fast and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. That’s why we’re excited to officially share our work with Volta, a Prague-based team building out high-speed destination charging across Central and Eastern Europe. Volta focuses on high-traffic retail spots, such as supermarkets and malls, throughout Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland, with new expansions into Serbia and Montenegro. Their goal is ambitious: 1,000 charging stations by 2030.

Welcome back to the second issue of The Zoniq Brief, a regular digest of insights, case studies, and perspectives from the teams designing, financing, and operating EV charging networks.

From Statkraft’s Mer merging with Eviny Fast Charging in the Nordics, to Powerdot acquiring InstaVolt’s network in Spain and Portugal and volenergy AG taking over bp's locations in Austria, M&A activity across Europe is picking up pace.The underlying driver is simple: public charge point utilisation has stayed largely flat. Infrastructure rollouts have matched EV sales step-for-step, leaving operators with capacity that needs to be commercialised rather than continuously expanded.