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Where do we stand with charging points in France?
In France, the recharging facilities are not keeping pace with the number of electric vehicles being registered. As a result, many motorists are finding it difficult to recharge their vehicles.
If we can give an example, during the summer of 2022, many French people took to the road for their holidays in their electric cars, i.e. "74 % of the French who intend to go on holiday this summer", according to an Ipsos study..
Along the way fast-charging stations have been available at all motorway service areas since the end of 2022. However, there is a problem: the profitability of charging points at a time when the price of electricity is soaring.
Energy prices for both private and business customers have risen in recent months. But fortunately, while the tariff shield was due to expire in February 2023, the government announced on 19 September 2022 a extension of the tariff shield throughout 2023. In 2022, the regulated electricity sales tariff (TRV) for private customers increased by 4 %. On 1 February 2023, it will increase by 15 % in 2023.
Moreover, as Emmanuel Macron announced at a interview given by Les Echos From January 2023, we are also going to extend the tariff shield to electric charging points [...] Today's prices remain reasonable, and we are going to make sure that they stay that way".
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What were the solutions for the charging points?
Aside from the slowdown in the installation of electric charging points in France, a number of charging networks are keen to expand their market, so that every motorist can recharge their vehicle with peace of mind.
Tesla Superchargers
To remedy this situation, manufacturers were the first to install high-speed terminals. In fact, Tesla is installing more and more Tesla Superchargerswhich was initially only accessible to Tesla electric cars. These charging points are now open to all electric cars. By the way, Beev explains the extension of Tesla's recharging network in video.
Renault charging network
In addition, to extend the range of fast-charging stations, On 10 October 2022, Renault announced that it would have its own network of recharging points. To achieve this, the carmaker aims to have 200 fast-charging stations at its dealerships by mid-2024. These stations will be located close to motorway service stations in France, including 90 will be installed in the regionSpain, Belgium and Italy.
Charging network IONITY
With the rise in electric car registrations in the face of soaring fuel prices, the IONITY networkhas seen an acceleration in the number of people using its charging stations. 92,000 "acts of recharging" in the first quarter of 2022. To continue this growth, IONITY wants to expand across Europe and reach 7,000 charging points by 2025. To achieve this objective, 700 million raised by the end of 2022 during a fundraising campaign, thanks to its shareholders and the American asset manager BlackRock.
The acceleration given by the Tesla, Renault and IONITY Superchargers is enough to make energy giants such as Shell, EDF and TotalEnergie sit up and take notice, and is even encouraging new players to develop this market, such as Fastned. Speaking of the latter operator, recognisable by its yellow canopy, Fastned has tripled its revenues to reach 1,000 charge points in the 3rd quarter in Europe.
In conclusion
We note that French motorists are increasingly in favour of electric vehicles. In France, there are almost 100,000 charging points for ten times as many electric vehicles on the road. Many players understand this problem and want to accelerate and strengthen the installation of charging infrastructure throughout France.
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If you would like to find out more aboutsupport for the installation of charging points for private customers in 2024For more information, see our article on this subject.
