Germany added 35% more electric car charge points in 2022, says BDEW

FRANKFURT ( Reuters )- According to the BDEW energy industry association, the number of electric vehicle charging points in Germany increased by 35 % last year, exceeding the rate of increase required to keep up with the rollout of battery EVs in the nation.

In order to quickly increase the number of charging stations, the German government last October approved a plan to spend 6.3 billion euros($ 6.9 billion ) over three years.

The installed charging equipment, provided by both the public business and corporate companies, exceeded by 20 % the amount required to keep up with the boost in EVs, according to estimates by BDEW, which represents utility companies.

The number of ultra-fast points( HPC ) with over 150 Kilowatt performance, which can provide power for a 100 kilometer ( 62 miles ) driving range within minutes, increased by 83 % year over year to 7, 037 points, according to the new total of 80, 541.

Meanwhile, between 22 and 149 kW of direct current( DC ) electricity were used at 6 216 fast charging points, an increase of 15 %.

According to the data, the number in the third category — 11 to 22 kW normal charging points running on alternating current ( AC ) for private and semi-public usage — rose by 34 % to 67, 288 units.

As of the end of 2022, the companies had 2.47 gigawatts( GW ) more power capacity for electric vehicles than they had the previous year, which was 1.74 GW.

Last October, public data revealed that 1.5 million entirely electric vehicles were in use.

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( Editing by Barbara Lewis, reporting by Vera Eckert)

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