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German charging stations not used efficiently

Niet elk laadstation in Duitsland wordt even druk bezet.

Germany has proportionally so many charging points for the number of electric vehicles that its charging stations still only have low occupancy rates. Barely 17 per cent of publicly accessible charging points are occupied there at the same time.

Electrification is also a reality in Germany, but whereas in other countries the charging infrastructure sometimes lags behind the number of cars, the opposite is true there. Charging infrastructure there has scaled up faster than EV ownership, resulting in low charging station occupancy rates. Because power companies have made significant investments, only about 17 per cent of publicly accessible charging stations are occupied at the same time. About a quarter of charging stations in the country are not even used at all, despite significant investments by energy companies.

Regional differences

Despite this, the number of charging points continues to grow. In early February, there were more than 160,000 charging points in Germany, an increase of 39 per cent. The average occupancy rate also increased slightly compared to last year. Among these, however, regional differences can be noted. Some charging stations are only three per cent occupied, others up to 40 per cent. Factors affecting this include the density of electric vehicles, availability of private charging facilities and charging speed.

Director Kerstin Andreae of Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW) commented on the figures that measures are being taken to boost demand for electric vehicles. According to her, this requires sticking to CO₂ emission limits for fleets and promoting affordable electric vehicle models. That was also the opinion of Dirk Güsewell of charging player EnBW, who suggests that targeted incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles instead of general infrastructure subsidies would be more effective in boosting the switch to EVs.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Matthieu Van Steenkiste

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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