MILANO – Netherlands, France and Germany on the podium of European countries in terms of the number of charging stations. According to what emerges from a new analysis by ACEA, the European association of automobile manufacturers, even 70% of all stations in the Old Continent would be located in these three countries, a real contradiction if you think that they only constitute the 23% of the total EU area.
The remaining 30 percent of the stations would therefore be located on the remaining 77 percent of the European territory. The numbers speak for themselves: the Netherlands 66,665 stations, France 45,751 and Germany 44,538. Romania, about six times the size of the Netherlands, has only 493 charging points, or 0.2% of the EU total. Italy, on the other hand, is in fourth place with a percentage of 5.8 per cent, far behind Germany which holds 19.9%.
“Anyone who wants to buy an electric or fuel cell car depends on having a reliable charging or refueling infrastructure, whether at home, at work or on the road,” said Acea’s general manager, Eric-Mark Huitema. “The time has come for governments across Europe to accelerate the race towards greener mobility.” (fp)
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