According to a new e-mobility ranking, Germany is lagging behind in some areas. According to the study, Norway, the Netherlands and China are far ahead of Germany. But there are also positive developments, as more and more Germans are opting for an electric vehicle.
E-mobility: Germany lags behind
According to the new e-mobility ranking by the management consultancy Berylls, Germany still has a lot of work to do to occupy one of the top places in the ranking. With an e-car rate of just over one percent, it has not enough for the top 10. Other countries such as Norway, the Netherlands and China are “significantly ahead” of Germany in this area.
But there is still good news: The electric fleet has been in Germany since 2019 increased by 113 percent. The European average is 67 percent. Germany can call itself the “growth champion among the leading industrial nations”. When it comes to the number of fast chargers, Germany, with around 9,800 charging points, takes first place in an EU comparison.
It looks different in eastern and southern Europe out. In countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, hardly any infrastructure and low subsidies for the purchase of an e-car ensure that e-cars hardly play a role there (source: Elektroauto News). The “Fit for 55” EU climate goals could also be in danger because of this, according to Berylls.
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E-Cars: Infrastructure is not growing fast enough
The e-infrastructure is still considered a sticking point. According to Berrlys, the expansion has so far not kept pace with the sharp rise in the number of e-car registrations. In Europe, charging options are growing by 50 percent per year, in China by 48 percent and in the USA by 31 percent.
In China there are only 14 e-cars on each fast charging station, in Sweden and Austria there are 30 per station. The European average is 53. In Germany it is 63 electric vehicles per DC charging optionwhich sometimes leads to queues.