So far this year, 390 EV chargers have been added in Czechia, fewer than last year

The expansion of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Czechia has slowed slightly. While 634 new charging stations opened last year, the figure so far this year is around 390. There are now 2,313 stations with 4,313 charging points in the Czech Republic, ranking it 13th in the EU. However, Czechia fares better in the number of charging stations per electric vehicle. This is according to statistics from the Transport Research Centre (CDV) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO). There are currently 20,232 electric vehicles registered in Czechia, with their number rising by around 6,268 so far this year.

„The Czech Republic is the EU’s tenth-largest market for new passenger car registrations. It ranks 17th in the number of plug-in electric passenger vehicles, and together with Slovakia, it is at the very bottom in terms of their share. In the number of public charging points, the Czech Republic ranks 13th among EU countries. Across the EU, there are an average of 12.1 plug-in electric passenger vehicles per public charging point; in Czechia, the figure is 6.7, placing us sixth among the EU’s 27 member states,“ said Jindřich Frič, director of the Transport Research Centre, comparing the state of electromobility in the Czech Republic and the EU.

According to the CDV, the expansion of public charging infrastructure continues to keep pace with the growing number of electric vehicles, despite the slower rate. „However, because the number of plug-in electric vehicles here is still relatively low, the number of vehicles per public charging point is lower than in most EU countries,“ Frič noted.

The installation of fast chargers has been a trend in recent months. „The highest-powered charging stations with dynamic power management are routinely installed within 50 kilometres of major transport routes across Czechia. New chargers are increasingly appearing in multifunctional buildings with offices, banks or retail spaces in larger cities, too,“ said Karel Vaniš, chief operating officer of NTL Forensics. According to him, charging stations connected to public lighting are also becoming more common.

According to the CDV, a total of 120 entities operate charging infrastructure in Czechia. Pražská energetika has the largest share, with 31.8 percent of charging points. ČEZ follows with almost 28 percent, and E.ON with 9 percent.

Drivers can find the most chargers in Prague, where 1,129 charging points are in operation. Among other cities, Brno, Mladá Boleslav and Ostrava follow. There are a total of 650 charging points in the Central Bohemian Region and 488 in the South Moravian Region. The fewest are in the Karlovy Vary Region, where drivers have 87 charging points available.

The Netherlands, Germany and France are leading the expansion of charging infrastructure in Europe, accounting for 63 percent of all chargers in the EU. These countries are also home to 66 percent of all registered plug-in electric passenger vehicles.

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