STOCKAPPS.COM - Easy accessibility to charging stations is one of the essential requirements in the global push toward electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, most of the world is still preparing to build the necessary infrastructure; China has already taken significant strides. According to the numbers presented by StockApps.com, 65% of global public EV charging stations exist in China.
According to the latest data on Statista,
China has a total of 1.15 million publicly available EV charging stations. This
figure accounts for 65% of all public charging stations available worldwide. Of
China’s total figure, 677,000 stations are slow-charging ones, while 470,000
are fast-charging stations. Thus, 41% of stations in China have the
fast-charging capability. China has a disproportionately high number of
stations compared to the rest of the world and a comparatively high share of
fast-charging stations.
The United States of America finds itself in
the distant second spot. According to the data, the US has only 113,527
charging stations, of which only 21752 are of fast-charging capability. Hence,
a massive 81% of stations in the US have only slow charging capability. The
huge gulf in the numbers of two countries is surprising considering the
popularity of major EV maker Tesla in the US.
South Korea compares with the US despite
having a minor population. The East Asian country has 106,701 public charging
stations, including 15,067 with fast charging capability.
Expectedly, the list consists of developed
economies from Europe, North America and East Asia. The Netherlands has the
most public charging stations in Europe. It is fourth on the list with 85,453
stations. Three more European nations follow the Dutch in France (54,260),
Germany (50,972) and the United Kingdom (36,984).
In the rest of the list, Norway stands out
the most. It has only 19,278 charging stations, but the Scandinavian nation has
invested more in fast-charging stations. 35% of public EV charging stations in
Norway have a fast-charging capability.