By the end of the month, the Avere anticipates the entry into service of the 100,000th charging point in France. A symbolic milestone, which accompanies sales of electric cars.
The objective was originally set at the end of 2022, then brought back to the end of 2021. It should finally be reached in April 2023. Avere (the association for the promotion of electric vehicles) estimates that 100,000 charging stations should be in service by the end of the month in France.
Although the initial date for fulfilling this objective has been postponed somewhat, the installation of terminals has clearly accelerated in recent months. 95,755 charging points were officially in service at the end of March, i.e. 66% more than a year ago. In the first quarter, nearly 12,000 charging points were put into service.
These regions with the most terminals:
1. Ile de France: 17,451 charging points
2. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 11,491 charging points
3. Occitania: 9276 charging points
Regulatory incentives
This acceleration naturally follows the electric car market: in the first quarter, 15.4% of new car registrations were electric cars.
Some regulatory incentives have also pushed this increase in installations. Motorway areas, for example, have been required since the beginning of January to be equipped with ultra-fast charging points, i.e. 100 to 150 kilowatt terminals capable of recharging the batteries in 15 to 30 minutes. The highways are a little behind, explains Avere. Today, only 80% of them are equipped. All should be equipped by the end of September.
Totalenergies, EDF and Engie in the running
To support this movement, manufacturers are on the offensive. All the major energy players have seen and taken the turn to electricity. Totalenergies, EDF and Engie have their electric charging stations and many pure-players have also entered the market. A market which, if it is difficult to measure it today, has indeed a gigantic potential.
The European Commission recommends a ratio of 10 electric cars per charging station. According to Avere, this ratio is respected in France with 1.2 million electric or hybrid cars for (soon) 100,000 charging points. A figure that will increase further: the roadmap to follow to maintain this ratio is to reach 480,000 terminals by 2030.
Where are the terminals:
39% in shops (37,460)
34% in car parks (32,530)
22% on the road (20,593)
5% in companies (4585)
Less than 1% elsewhere (408)
