# Germany added 35% more electric car charge points in 2022, says BDEW
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2023-04-18
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Meta Title: Germany boosts EV charge points by 35% in 2022
Meta Description: Germany saw a 35% rise in electric vehicle charging points in 2022, keeping pace with the growth of battery EVs. BDEW reports exceeding required infrastructure.
URL: https://financedigest.com/germany-added-35-more-electric-car-charge-points-in-2022-says-bdewhtml

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# Germany added 35% more electric car charge points in 2022, says BDEW

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of electric vehicle charging points in Germany rose by 35% last year, exceeding the rate of increase needed to keep up with the rollout of battery EVs in the country, the BDEW energy industry association said on Tuesday.

The German government last October approved a plan to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.9 billion) over three years to rapidly scale up the number of charging stations.

BDEW, which represents utility companies, said its calculations found the installed charging infrastructure, provided by both the public sector and private companies, exceeded by 20% the amount needed to keep in step with the increase in EVs.

Of the new total of 80,541, the number of ultra-fast points (HPC) with over 150 Kilowatt performance, that can [provide power](https://www.financedigest.com/ai-big-data-powered-platform-launches-to-provide-knowledge-without-borders.html "AI & Big Data powered platform launches to provide knowledge without borders") for a 100 kilometre (62 miles) driving range within minutes, rose by 83% year-on-year to 7,037 points, it said.

Meanwhile, the number of fast charging points using direct current (DC) electricity of between 22 and 149 kW [increased by 15% to 6,216 units](https://www.financedigest.com/simalliance-members-report-shipments-of-4-9-billion-sims-in-2017-while-estimated-total-available-sim-market-in-2017-increases-2-75-to-5-6-billion-units.html "SIMalliance Members Report Shipments of 4.9 Billion SIMs in 2017, while Estimated Total Available SIM Market in 2017 Increases 2.75% to 5.6 Billion Units   ").

The number in the third category – 11-to-22 kW normal charging points running on alternating current (AC) for private and semi-public usage – rose by 34% to 67,288 units, the data showed.

The companies as of end-2022 provided 2.47 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity for [electric cars](https://www.financedigest.com/electric-car-insurance-your-questions-answered.html "Electric car insurance: your questions answered") compared to 1.74 GW a year earlier.

Government data [last October showed 1.5 million purely electric cars](https://www.financedigest.com/brand-loyal-brits-have-longer-relationships-with-their-car-than-their-last-lover.html "BRAND-LOYAL-BRITS HAVE LONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CAR THAN THEIR LAST LOVER") were in use.

($1 = 0.9116 euros)

(Reporting by Vera Eckert; Editing by Barbara Lewis)


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