Number of EV charging points in Czechia reaches 4300, up a fifth on last year

There are currently around 4300 public charging points for electric vehicles in Czechia, a fifth more than last year. The state Transport Research Centre (CDV), which draws on data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said this in a press release today. Czechia ranks 13th out of 27 European Union countries in the number of charging points, according to the centre. The number of electric vehicles in Czechia is growing, but the country remains near the bottom of the EU rankings for the share of electric passenger cars in registrations of all new vehicles, according to CDV.

As of 30 September this year, Czechia had 4313 charging points for electric vehicles at 2313 stations. It is therefore around the middle of the EU country rankings. However, it ranks lower in the number of electric vehicles. Although Czechia is the EU’s tenth-largest market overall for new passenger car registrations, according to CDV, it ranks only 17th for registrations of electric passenger cars. „And in their share, we are right at the bottom, together with Slovakia,“ said CDV director Jindřich Frič.

According to the centre’s data, the number of battery electric vehicles registered in Czechia rose by 49 percent, or 6268, to 20.323 in the first three quarters of this year. The number of plug-in hybrids is also increasing, rising by more than 4000 this year to 12.527. However, Czechia ranked second to last among EU countries for the share of new passenger battery electric vehicle registrations, at 2,8 percent, ahead of Slovakia.

„Across EU countries, there is an average of 12,1 passenger electric vehicles with external charging per public charging point. In Czechia, the figure is 6,7 vehicles, placing us sixth among the EU’s 27 member states,“ Frič added.

Public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Czechia is operated by 120 entities. Pražská energetika operates almost a third of public charging points, followed by ČEZ with 27,8 percent and E.ON Drive with 9,1 percent. Prague has the most charging points, with 1129. It is followed by the Central Bohemian Region with 650 points, while the fewest are in the Karlovy Vary Region, with 87 charging points, according to the centre.

CDV provides the public with information about charging points through the online application Optimisation of public charging infrastructure in Czechia. Anyone can use it to find, for example, the nearest public charging stations or check whether a site identified as suitable for new stations is located nearby.