Overview
- The Bundesnetzagentur registry showed about 209,000 public charging points on 1 September, a 24 percent increase from July 2025 according to an analysis by 1Komma5Grad that dpa reported.
- The network now includes roughly 150,000 normal chargers and about 59,000 fast chargers, reflecting growth in both everyday and quicker charging options.
- Charging density is heavily concentrated in cities, with Stuttgart at 2,107 chargers per 100 km² followed by Regensburg and Munich, while Brandenburg an der Havel, Dessau‑Roßlau and Suhl sit at the bottom of city rankings.
- Local rankings shifted as some areas posted large percentage gains: Kreis Mettmann moved to first among counties with 344 chargers per 100 km² and places like Schwabach and Mülheim recorded increases of 112 percent and 89 percent respectively.
- Analysts warn that without more targeted public and private investment in small towns and rural regions, uneven access to chargers could slow the broader switch to electric cars and leave drivers facing longer detours to charge; the findings are based on Bundesnetzagentur data evaluated by 1Komma5Grad.