The German government has just approved a plan to spend 6.3 billion euros over three years to rapidly expand the number of EV charging stations across Germany.
The plan also envisages an almost 14-fold increase in the number of charging stations in Germany by 2030, from around 70,000 today to 1 million, and the number of electric vehicles on the road from the current 1.5 million to 15 million.
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing said in a statement that the goal is to accelerate the construction of charging infrastructure and simplify the charging process, thereby making it easier for people to switch from fuel vehicles to electric vehicles.
“We know that electric vehicles are evolving rapidly, so we have to be fast.”
Charging is as convenient as refueling
According to data released by the German Federal Office for Motor Vehicles, at the end of the third quarter, the share of electric vehicles in Germany increased by 24.8% year-on-year, reaching 14.6% of the German passenger car market share.
The rapid development of the electric vehicle market also requires a rapid response of infrastructure.
“Germany is not just a car production site, but a world-leading automotive production site, which is why the success of the preparation is of the utmost importance to us. We need to proactively expand our charging infrastructure to meet user demand. Wissing emphasized.
At present, Germany’s 70,000 charging stations are obviously not enough, and the regional differences between urban and rural areas are also very large.
To encourage the construction of charging stations, the federal government plans to deploy charging stations along highways. Private EV owners will receive subsidies to install solar panels in their homes to charge their cars.
In addition, Wissing said that Germany will also build a digital network to provide drivers with charging maps, indicating the location of charging stations and the charging demand of different charging stations, making charging services more user-friendly.
However, the growing number of electric vehicles and the number of charging stations also pose new problems for the German power grid. Wissing expects the number of registered electric vehicles to grow exponentially in the coming years, so it’s important to prepare accordingly.
Overall, the EU is currently at the forefront of the development of electric vehicles, promising to phase out gasoline vehicles by 2035. However, most EU countries currently have insufficient charging facilities or slow charging speeds.
Wissing has also said that electric vehicles will only be accepted by the public if charging is as easy as refueling now.
Post time: Nov-22-2022