Overview
- VDA analysis of Bundesnetzagentur and KBA data shows nearly 180,000 public charging points as of October 1, including about 44,250 fast chargers.
- Installed public charging power climbed by roughly 30% to more than 7.3 million kilowatts, outpacing the growth in charger count.
- Access improved only marginally to about 16.7 vehicles per public charger as of July 1, reflecting parallel growth in the EV fleet.
- Provision varies widely: Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and Thuringia average 11.7 vehicles per charger, while Saarland lags at 24.6; Thuringia leads in fast-charger access with roughly 32 cars per site versus a national average of 70.6.
- ADAC inspections found more than half of sampled motorway sites rated poor or very poor, with at least one defective unit at about a third of locations and only a quarter offering ten or more chargers; VDA chief Hildegard Müller urged closing remaining white spots.