(AOF) – “As of January 31, 2023, France had 85,284 charging points open to the public”, which corresponds to a 57% increase in their number in one year: this is announced by Avere ( National Association for the Development of Electric Mobility) and the Ministry of Energy Transition in their “National barometer of charging infrastructures open to the public” released today. The average availability rate of a charging point is 85%. 36% of these infrastructures are installed in shops, 35% in car parks and 24% on roads.
There are thus 127 charging points per 100,000 inhabitants. In January 2023, 1 charging point accounted for an average of around 14.5 charging sessions over the month.
“2023 will be the year when we reach the symbolic bar of 100,000 public charging points,” says Clément Molizon, general delegate of Avere-France. “The momentum must however be maintained and intensified, with the aim of constantly improving the quality of service and the user experience.”.
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