Electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the European Union is expanding faster than EV sales are growing, according to new data released Monday by the advocacy organization Transport & Environment, known as T&E.
The report found that every EU member nation — with the exception of Malta — has already satisfied the bloc’s public charging requirements, which are based on the size of each country’s electric vehicle fleet.
The findings directly counter arguments made by some automobile manufacturers, who have claimed that insufficient charging networks and sluggish consumer demand are valid reasons to slow the move away from gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. T&E’s analysis tells a different story, suggesting that charging capacity is actually growing at a faster rate than the battery-electric vehicle fleet itself.
Key highlights from the report include the EU’s public charging network reaching 1.1 million charging points by the end of 2025 — five times the number that existed in 2020. The EU is also said to be exceeding its fleet-based charging target, known as the AFIR standard, by 180 percent.
However, the report does acknowledge some remaining gaps. Ultra-fast chargers along the EU’s core transportation network are not yet fully compliant, with only 79 percent of that network meeting the required standard.
