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Charging infrastructure for EVs grows at record pace

China has installed two-thirds of the world’s public charging points for EVs in recent years. The country thus leads the global comparison. The central government, the provinces, and the regions subsidize the sector massively. However, while the expansion is progressing quickly on paper, there are problems in practice: the charging points are often defective and the operation is complicated.

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Nico Beckert
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Germany often discusses the chicken and egg situation when it comes to electromobility. What is needed first: charging points or EVs? Without a charging infrastructure, EVs make little sense. But for charging stations to operate profitably, there needs to be a sufficiently high demand – in other words, a corresponding number of EVs. China is brushing aside such concerns with a dual strategy: The People’s Republic is investing in the expansion of e-mobility and new charging stations simultaneously.

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