International Energy Agency says EVs charging points jumps 60%

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019, which is said to be the biggest increase in three years.
IEA said the number of public slow and fast charging spots reached 862,118 globally, with China, the world’s largest car market, taking a 60% share.

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31% of the total fast chargers accounted. According to IEA, the slow chargers provide the power of up to 22 kilowatts (kW), taking hours to charge a vehicle battery and the fast chargers include Tesla’s superchargers can charge in just minutes.“China continues to lead in the rollout of publicly accessible chargers, particularly fast chargers, which are suited to its dense urban areas with less opportunity for private charging at home,” the report said.

The increase can be seen ahead of an expected boom in EV sales which accounts for 1% of the global car stock last year.“I view this as an organic step in the right direction, but not a revolution with big winners or losers,” said Thomas Daiber, founder of e-mobility advisory firm Cosmic Cat, of the German plan.

Germany announced earlier this month that it would provide 500 million euros ($563 million) to support the rollout of private charge points, of which there are 6.5 million worldwide as part of its economic stimulus plan.

The Tesla’scharge point providers include Anglo-Dutch group Shell, France’s Engie, Germany’s E.ON, Volkswagen and ChargePoint, whose shareholders include Daimler, BMW and Siemens.

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