The French government wants to strengthen development of charging stations by the end of 2022. France is still too far from its initial goals. But the state sees the arrival of valuable reinforcements with road companies. Indeed, this morning we found out that highway concessionaires will speed up infrastructure deployment in the following weeks.

By the end of 2023, all service areas of the highway will be equipped

All motorway stations will be equipped with at least one charging station until the end of 2023. Some highways are even already very well equipped. This is especially true for AREA and APRR networks where a charging points will be present in all regions from the end of the year. On the other hand, we will have to wait until the end of 2023 Vinci Autoroutes network. In general, dealers are intensifying the equipment of their network.

It remains to be seen which ones will be available for charging. All terminals are not equal, and some sections will not be equipped with DC terminals, but sometimes with AC terminals. This sometimes lengthens considerably charging time. The deployment of these terminals will also have a cost to road companies. Thus, charging prices may also increase. Even if the latter could be reviewed with the state in the coming months. To our colleagues from FigaroVinci Autoroutes has confirmed that it will 7-8 terminals per service area by the end of next yearcompared to 4 now.

Good news for motorists remains the deployment of the electric charging network. Even if some areas will be equipped with only one charging station, this should reduce congestion in the main areas that are used a lot. This summer, several stations were taken over by motoristswhich caused heavy traffic jams.

France still falls short of its targets

Despite these efforts by road companies, France remains far behind in its targets. According to official data, as of August 1, 2022. 66,960 charging stations are operational and open to the public. These charging stations are common in 26,515 stations. Thus, France has 99 charging stations per 100,000 inhabitants.

The majority of charging stations (approximately 27% of terminals) are located on public roads or in public areas. positive, shops represent 31% of charging points, this figure has increased significantly thanks to hypermarket parking lots. On the other hand, it is a poor assessment for companies trying to deploy a coordinated electrical network for employees with only 2,313 terminals registered in France.

The numbers are still far from the 200,000 charging points expected by the end of 2022.