BSM and Silence strengthen their alliance to promote sustainable mobility with the signing of an agreement that will consolidate and expand the offer of battery stations in the BSM Car Park Network.
The BSM Car Park Network thus continues to advance in its commitment to make car parks service centres that go beyond vehicle parking and adapt to the new habits and needs of citizens.
The five-year agreement signed with ACCIONA's electric vehicle brand, Silence, will triple the current number of battery stations available at BSM Car Parks from 4 to 13. These are exclusively for motorbikes and electric cars powered by Silence batteries.
In particular, the 4 battery exchangers launched in 2023 as part of a pilot test will be consolidated and 9 more will be added at the beginning of 2025.
The new battery stations will be located in the BSM Marquès de Mulhacén, BSM Passeig Maragall, BSM Tanatori les Corts, BSM Plaça del Fòrum, BSM Sant Genís-Vall d'Hebrón, BSM Rambla Poblenou, BSM Avinguda Gaudí, BSM Mitre-Putxet; and BSM Litoral Port; which are added to the four car parks that already have one (BSM Cotxeres de Sarrià, BSM Plaça Navas, BSM Gràcia Motos and BSM Illa Borbó).
At these battery stations, people who are subscribed to Silence's battery sharing system can pick up a charged battery and leave it discharged, saving the time spent waiting for a recharge. Locating and reserving batteries can be done through the Silence's app, Battery Station.
Usage has quadrupled in just over one year
This agreement comes after the good results obtained in the pilot test promoted by BSM and Silence, which has allowed testing and evaluating the activity of these battery exchangers in the BSM Car Park Network.
In little more than a year, the four battery exchange stations that have been tested have registered more than 9,500 uses, going from an average of 7 uses per day in the first months to more than 25 uses per day in the last few months. This exponential growth is evidence of the public's interest in electric vehicles and, in particular, in this battery subscription system.
BSM car parks, drivers of new urban mobility
BSM aims to improve people's quality of life by generating positive experiences to build a healthy and leading Barcelona. One of its objectives is to contribute to the advancement towards a more sustainable, planned, connected and shared mobility.
The company is currently immersed in a progressive process of transformation of its network of car parks to convert them into spaces that go beyond vehicle parking and integrate new services and urban mobility solutions, with the user always at the centre.
These changes respond to new habits and social needs related to the transition towards electromobility or the expansion of new modes of personal mobility, and have digitalisation and the use of new technologies as a common denominator.