Currently, the number of gas stations in major global markets far exceeds the number of electric vehicle charging stations. With the planned installation of electric charging points and the significant growth of fast charging facilities, this gap is expected to gradually narrow.
The number of electric charging points will increase significantly in 2018
According to data provided by the federal government, researchers at the University of Michigan said that there are currently about 16,000 public charging stations in the United States with nearly 43,000 separate charging connectors or plugs. The ratio of charging stations to gas stations is less than 1:10; in 2015, the number of gas stations in the United States was close to 112,000.
As of September 2017, China has installed 190,000 electric charging points and plans to expand the network to 800,000 charging stations.
The premise of realizing the commitment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure is that the installation of sufficient charging stations, especially dc fast charger, will alleviate the “mileage anxiety” caused by the exhaustion of electric vehicles. This is one of the necessary factors for the competition between electric vehicles and internal combustion engines.
In the face of global electric vehicle sales and charging infrastructure competition, gas stations will not be forced to close temporarily. But the competition still exists.
To date, Tesla has not yet reached a promise to double its global supercharger fast charging network. The electric car manufacturer announced in early 2017 that its number of superchargers will increase from 5,000 to 10,000. Subsequently, the number of superchargers did increase by 3,150 units.
German automaker Volkswagen is likely to build a large number of electric car charging points in the United States to address allegations of diesel fuel vehicle cheating scandals in the United States. The 2,800 electric vehicle charging stations that Volkswagen plans to build in the United States will be built in 17 major cities in the United States, distributed in about 500 locations, 75% of which will be built in the workplace, and the rest will be built in apartments such as apartment buildings. More homes.
Although many new chargers are installed at 240 volts, DC fast chargers typically have a starting power of 150 kW and new chargers with a capacity of 350 kW.
By 2020, the Automakers Alliance will deploy approximately 400 fast charging stations across Europe. BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group announced the establishment of the joint venture IONITY. In 2020, the network will contain more than 400 HPC charging stations. It is worth noting that the charging network uses a hybrid charging system that complies with European charging standards, with output power of up to 350 kW per charging interface.
It is also Europe’s first “ultra-fast” charging network with a capacity of up to 350 kW. It is reported that IONITY is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and the charging station installed this time is also the first charging station installed under the plan of 21 charging stations in the region. On December 21st, Allego announced the installation of its first “ultra-fast” charging station in Kleinstein, near Frankfurt, Germany. According to the Ultra-E project, 21 “ultra-fast” charging stations will be installed in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Compared with electric vehicle charging, the gas station can be filled with oil in 5 to 10 minutes, and the advantage is obvious. Electric vehicle charging stations take longer to make energy-efficient gasoline-powered cars a tough competitor.
The next-generation fast charger is expected to provide 200 to 300 miles of cruising range for electric vehicles and 15 minutes of fast charging. If it is universalized, it will undoubtedly improve the competitiveness of electric vehicles.
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