Electric cars: the goal of 100,000 terminals in 2022 is not reached

The target of 100,000 charging points open to the public set by the government for 2021 had not yet been reached by the end of 2022, according to a monthly barometer. As of December 31, 2022, 82,107 charging points were open to the public, according to this barometer published this Tuesday by the National Association for the Development of Electric Mobility (Avere) and the Ministry of Energy Transition.

In one year, 8,472 new stations were deployed in the territory, representing 28,840 charging points open to the public, that is, +53%. The objective of 100,000 terminals “was intended, above all, to give new impetus to deployments. In this sense, it is a success”, says Clément Molizon, general representative of Avere-France.

“In one year, more than 25,000 charging points have been dismantled, more than between 2016 and 2020!” underlines Clément Molizon. But you have to keep up the effort to meet the needs of users.”

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36% of charging points are installed by businesses, 35% in car parks and 24% on the road. On the highway, all areas of the APRR and AREA networks are already equipped, as required by law, both networks reported on Monday. The areas of the Sanef network are 85% equipped and those of the Vinci network should all be equipped by the end of 2023, the dealers indicated this Wednesday.

Almost 90% of charging points offer slow charging, according to the barometer. Less than 7% offers charging power in excess of 150kW, allowing a vehicle’s batteries to be fully recharged in a few tens of minutes. The terminals are increasingly used, but there is still room: in December 2022, the charging points registered an average of 15 recharges, compared to less than 8 a year earlier.

Although new vehicles will be 100% electric in Europe by 2035, French manufacturers insist on the deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles, essential to reassure motorists. The share of electric cars continued to grow on the French market in 2022, reaching 13% of total registrations, compared to 10% the previous year.