There are very large differences in the number of charging stations for electric cars in Europe, with the Netherlands and Luxembourg the best and Lithuania and Cyprus the worst. Romania is in the second part of the ranking, but has made progress in recent years.

ACEA (Association of European Automobile Manufacturers) has published data on the number of charging stations for electric vehicles in relation to the length of the road network in different EU countries. One conclusion is that there are too few charging points in most countries, especially since sales of all-electric cars have soared.

Another conclusion is that, even if these stations exist, they charge extremely slowly, as only one of the seven charging points is “fast”, i.e. above 22 kW. This means that on more than 80% of outlets you will have to wait at least 5-7 hours to charge the car from almost 0% to 100%.

Which countries have the best number of stations? The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal and Sweden are in the top 5, and Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Estonia and Poland are among the countries with the least number of charging stations.

Among the large EU countries, Poland has the worst performance, with an average of only 0.7 stations per 100 km of public roads, while Romania has 1.3 stations per 100 km.

The difference is huge compared to the leader Holland, where 64 stations/100 km. There are 26 of them in Germany, 10 in Austria. In terms of charging stations, Bulgaria is better than us (2.3), Hungary is worse (1.1).