Number of publicly available electric vehicle chargers (EVSE), 2022 (Thousands of Chargers)
IEA
28 Dec 2023
China has the highest number of EV chargers globally, with 1.8 million chargers, and is home to the largest EV market. China saw an 82% rise in new EV sales in 2022, constituting nearly 60% of global EV purchases and over half of the electric cars on roads worldwide. The number of EVs per charger is 7 in China, lower than the global ratio of approximately 10 to 1. China remains ahead of Europe in this metric as well. South Korea ranks second in EV charging availability with around 200K chargers, and interestingly, at a ratio of roughly 2 EVs per charger, highlighting the efforts made to encourage EV adoption. Deploying fast charging options can decrease the number of public chargers needed in a given area and increase the number of times a charger can be used in a day. A fast charger takes, on average, 30 minutes to charge a battery to 80% from 10%, while the same takes 6 to 8 hours with a slow charger. This would ensure adequate charger availability for each electric vehicle and lower set-up and maintenance costs.
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