As someone has been saying for some time, in Italy we are in a worthy position in terms of the number of electric car charging stations. Indeed, we who for MissionFleet often test cars that need to be recharged, can say that the absolute numbers of the Bel Paese, compared to quantities of BEV, are not the right measure to say how the motorist “is doing” with a car plugged in. See the many problems and limitations of even large cities, compared to small centers.
In any case, if for Europe there is a so-called “charging station alarm” as we saw it in the past (it seems 8.8 million are needed, says Acea, Italy is in the Top 5, in terms of number of charging points.
According to the latest studies, the EU expects to need eight times as many charging points per year, by 2030. For the EU Commission, 3.5 million charging points are needed, but Acea estimates 8.8 million. An impossible chase, if you count over 22,000 new charging points per week. By 2023, indications are that 150,000 charging points will have been installed in the EU, or 2,800 per week.
How many charging stations are there in the world
The charging points in Europe were 632 thousand at the end of 2023, compared to the 1.8 million in China (which is worth more than anyone). Then there are differences between European countries. 61% of charging points are in the Netherlands, or Germany or France. Next in the Top5 are Belgium and Italy. Latvia, Cyprus and Malta are in the queue. The ratio of charging points per 1,000 inhabitants is different. After the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium are on the podium in the ranking. In terms of road geography, classifying nations based on the number of charging sockets per ten kilometers of road makes little difference. For charging speed, points with a power greater than 22 kW are 13.5%.
This confirms the obvious correlation between the availability of charging points and BEV sales. Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy are present in both rankings. “.
