Käpppeli operates a charging hub for trucks somewhere in Sargans, but despite the long articles about it the most important facts for me are completely forgotten. They never say the address and while they seem to imply it's publicly accessible, it's not confirmed anywhere and no prices or payment methods are published.
The location is not visible on any roaming app, and it's not on Chargemap.
Based on the pictures, I think it must be at their Langgrabenstrasse 20 property because of the large field in the background, and we can see the train station through a gap in the building in another picture. But I can't see the transformer or chargers on either of swisstopo or Google Maps satellite pictures. Google Street view is very outdated in this area and none of the buildings in the pictures are built yet. The pictures with the mountains in the background definitely point east, so with the train station to the West and field to the East it can't really be anywhere else.
The articles I see online must be based on 2 different press releases, but the press releases aren't on Käpppeli's website.
May 11, 2023 https://www.tir-transnews.ch/lkw/erster-oeffentlicher-e-truck-ladepark-der-schweiz/
Mit grosser Freude erfolgte nun am Freitag 28. April 2023 der symbolische Spatenstich für den neuen E-Truck-Ladepark der Firma Käppeli Logistik AG und der Scania Schweiz AG und schon bald können erste batteriebetriebene Fahrzeuge ihre Energie in Sargans mit maximaler Ladegeschwindigkeit beziehen.
The pictures show 2 charging stations, an all-in-one Kempower with 2xCCS and a a "Scania Charging" logo. There's also a Kostad fast charger, probably with 2xCCS as well but we only see it from the side and can't read the logo it has on its front of the second plugl. They don't mention the power of the chargers.
November 11, 2023 https://www.tir-transnews.ch/lkw/der-erste-e-truck-ladepark-in-sargans-ist-eroeffnet/
Ende April 2023 fand in Sargans der Spatenstich für den ersten E-Truck-Ladepark der Kooperation zwischen Käppeli Logistik und Scania Schweiz AG statt. Bereits anfangs November konnte dieser nun offiziell eröffnet werden
The pictures show 5 new Kempower dispensers with one CCS each. The dispensers have the cable cooling column/backpack, a first for Switzerland! 2 Kempower cabinets have been installed on the roof of the transformer, also a first for Switzerland? I have never seen any other charging station use the real estate on top of their transformer.
They don't really mention the speed, except for a picture of the Kempower screen showing 400kW max, with the 800V logo. It doesn't show the max power at 400V like at other stations, I don't know if that's just a visual choice or if the chargers are unable to charge at 400/500V at all? I doubt the Kempower would be unable to charge at 400V if it can do 800V.
There's a wide angle picture showing the entire parking, with the 2 earlier chargers from May still visible on the other side of the transformer.
I don't know if it's the press release or the journalist writing the story who confuses energy and power when speaking about the size of the solar array:
eine Leistung von 385 kWh Peak erreicht
November 7, 2023 https://www.logisticsinnovation.org/mobiles-leben1/strassen-fahrzeuge/2048-etruck-ladepark-in-sargans
November 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/Logisticsinnov1/status/1722347541939802393
Anfang des Monats wurde mit der offiziellen Eröffnung des ersten eTruck-Ladepark in Sargans ein Meilenstein in der Schweizer eMobility-Roadmap des Logistik-Dienstleisters #Käppeli und #Scania Schweiz abgeschlossen
Another site reporting on the news, likely from the same press release as they have the same pictures of the November opening.
April 1, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Na6UGvqOO/
Willkommen im Käppeli-Zukunftsgarten! 🌱🔌 Unser Ladepark ist jetzt noch besser! Mit den kleinen Atomwerk Ladesäulen bieten wir nicht nur eine nachhaltige Energiequelle, sondern auch höchste Effizienz und Zuverlässigkeit. Tanke dein E-Fahrzeug hier auf! ⚡🚗
The most recent and quasi only mention of the charger by Käpppeli. They seem to invite people to come charge here, but again never say where it is.
Their website is divided among multiple divisions. https://www.driv-e.ch/ seem to be the part in charge of charging infrastructure, but their website is as simple as can be. It just mentions
and nothing else. This is the first and only place that mentions Personalwagen, again suggesting that it's open to the public.
None of the pictures show any QR code (apart from the Kempower follow charge screen) or contactless reader, and it doesn't appear in any charging app, so it's really a mystery as to how you would pay here. Maybe you have to register with them to obtain an RFID. That would be smart as it would allow them to control how many people can use the area.