Of the new total of 80,541, the number of ultra-fast points (HPC) with power over 150 kilowatts, which can provide power for 100 kilometers (62 miles) in minutes, increased by 83% year-on-year to 7,037 points, he said.
The number of charging stations for electric cars in Germany grew by 35% last year, exceeding the rate of increase needed to keep pace with the country's rollout of battery electric cars, energy industry association BDEW said on Tuesday.
The German government last October approved a plan to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.9 billion) over three years to rapidly expand the number of charging stations.
BDEW, which represents energy companies, said its calculations found that installed charging infrastructure provided by both the public sector and private companies exceeded by 20% the amount needed to keep pace with the increase in electric cars.
Of the new total of 80,541, the number of ultra-fast points (HPC) with power over 150 kilowatts, which can provide power for 100 kilometers (62 miles) in minutes, increased by 83% year-on-year to 7,037 points, he said.
Meanwhile, the number of fast charging points using direct current (DC) between 22 and 149 kW has increased by 15% to 6,216 units.
The number in the third category - 11 to 22 kW normal alternating current (AC) charging stations for private and semi-public use - rose 34% to 67,288 units, the data showed.
Companies provided 2.47 gigawatts (GW) of electric vehicle power capacity at the end of 2022, compared with 1.74 GW a year earlier.
Government figures from last October showed there were 1.5 million pure electric cars in use.
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