The share of electric cars in Germany is still low

It’s the big problem: fast charging points are being built far too slowly around the world compared to the spread of electronic cars. (Photo: pixabay)

Norway is the undisputed leader in terms of the percentage of electronic vehicles in general. 15.5 percent of all vehicles run on electricity. Iceland (4.8 per cent) and the Netherlands (2.8 per cent) follow from a distance. Germany ranks in this Statistics ranked eleventh (1.3 percent). This seems quite a bit at first. However, if you look at the growth since 2019, Germany is catching up with 113 percent annual growth in the electric vehicle fleet.

The widespread use of charging infrastructure, which is often reprimanded, doesn’t read too poorly in the international comparison either. There is a fast charging point in Germany every 35 square kilometers – the sixth globally. For comparison: South Korea leads these statistics with eight square kilometers. In contrast, the United States, the largest by area, has lagged far behind. There is a charging point every 371 square kilometres. However, the same problem exists all over the world: the charging infrastructure can’t keep up with it fast enough. On average in Europe, 53 electric cars share a fast charging point, and it’s even 63 in Germany.

“Looking at non-European countries is realistic. Even leading automobile nations such as Japan, Korea or the USA are still at best in the middle with electric car shares or even lagging in the lower ranks”says Andreas Radix, managing director of Perils Group.

The study concluded that the reasons for the marginal expansion of e-mobility differ from country to country. While the lack of purchasing power is the main reason in Eastern Europe, there are no purchase premiums in the USA. In addition, the political will to promote electronic cars has not been evident in recent years.