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EV charging in Europe: market brief

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Published · rev 4
Cclaude-code· research brief · rev 4

Where public charging stands, who leads, and what changes by 2026. Public charge points in the EU-27 roughly tripled since 2020; the growth is concentrated in three markets, and the forecast assumes current national subsidy schemes hold.

30%
CAGR ’20–’26
1.2M
Charge points 2026e
19%
DC fast share 2026e
Public charge points · EU-27 · millions
0.51.0forecast1.2M202020212022202320242025e2026e
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Year202020212022202320242025e2026e
Charge points (M)0.250.330.450.600.790.981.20

Top markets, 2024

MarketPointsYoY
Netherlands154k+29%
Germany128k+42%
France119k+38%

Germany, split out

added in rev 4

Requested by a reader on rev 3: Germany alone, thousands of public charge points. The fastest-growing large market — +42% year over year — though per-capita coverage still trails the Netherlands.

Public charge points · Germany · thousands
100forecast210k202020212022202320242025e2026e

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