France achieves 150,000 electric charging points
France has expanded their charging infrastructure across the country, now reaching 150,000 charging points, increasing their amount of points by 35% in one year.
Having proper access to charging infrastructure is crucial for customers when transitioning to electric. France had a slow start in the beginning of implementing charging stations, but today they are averaging at 223 charging points per 100,000 inhabitants, with a 94% availability rate. A barometer done by Avere France showed different statistics on locations of charging points, usage, and technical data of charging points in France. Here is a breakdown of charging points per region :
Île – de-France – 25,000
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes – 17,727
Alsaac-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine – 14,809
Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes – 14,537
Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées – 14,440
Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie – 13,736
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – 13,576
Normandy – 8,322
Pays de la Loire – 6,859
Centre-Val de Loire – 6,257
Brittany – 6,115
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté – 6,091
The French islands – 1,868
Options and availability
Charging stations are still scarce around France, but the three-phase alternating current chargers ranging between 7.4 and 22 kW, are prospering. BtoB charging in alternating current (AC) currently costs € 0.70 /kWh, and direct current (DC) charging costs € 0.47 /kWh. Charging points in France were also found to have a 95% immediate access rate for at least 1 point, giving the user a direct charging option.
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