The Czech Republic lags behind in the number of charging stations for electric vehicles, new ones are primarily being planned by private companies.
Although the onset of electromobility has been evident in recent years and registrations of new battery-powered cars are increasing, the Czech Republic still lags behind neighboring countries, led by Germany, in the number of charging stations.
The Czech Republic now has nearly 600 stations for charging electric cars, but compared to German numbers that are approaching the 30,000 mark, it’s really a weak figure, which in recent years has been “saved” only by private entities thanks to their own investments. An example of this approach is the collaboration between Shell and ČEZ, which together will offer new fast-charging stations directly at Shell gas stations. This and other similar projects help to slightly increase the growth in the number of these stations in our country.
The number of charging stations here may slow down the onset of electric cars, despite the fact that the number of electric car registrations is growing due to the manufacturers’ obligation to reduce emissions of the vehicles they produce.
The problem with electric cars, which have nowhere to charge, however, seems to leave local politicians completely indifferent for now. Let’s hope that the Czech Republic will wake up in time and try to at least partially catch up with the long lead of neighboring countries.
