A study published Wednesday morning by the Delta-EE firm and revealed by Europe 1 shows that there has been a recent increase in the number of electric charging stations.

However, this increase does not seem sufficient to reach the stated objective of 100,000 terminals by the end of 2021.

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Is the goal of having 100,000 charging stations for electric cars in France at the end of 2021 achievable?

This is in any case what the government announced six months ago, bringing forward by one year a deadline initially planned for the end of 2022. A study published Wednesday morning revealed by Europe 1 shows that this ambitious figure seems difficult to achieve, despite the recent increase in the number of terminals.

There are now nearly 45,000, according to the Delta-EE firm, specializing in energy transition in Europe.

Only 7% of very powerful terminals

The figure of 45,000 terminals could at first glance seem very positive, since the latest counts rather showed a stagnation around 30,000 terminals.

The problem lies in the quality of these terminals, which are sometimes broken.

Above all, barely 7% of them allow fast charges, that is to say 80% of a battery in 30 minutes.

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We feel that there is also a desire from the industry to advance the issue of charging stations

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Substantial means were nevertheless employed to reach the figure of 100,000 terminals at the end of 2021: "Our forecasts rather saw the figure of 100,000 terminals arrive around 2023-2024", recalls Arthur Jouannic, head of the France office at Delta-EE, a firm European studies specializing in energy transition.

"There have been major partnerships between industrialists and energy companies, we feel that there is also a desire from the industry to move this forward."

Equipment to be repaired or changed

"But it's still very, very ambitious," said the manager contacted by Europe 1. "Honestly, we don't really believe in it because it's still a fairly big logistical challenge. There are also a lot of public charging stations. that need to be fixed and changed. It's going to be a big problem to reach the 100,000 figure. "

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High-power terminals will arrive more massively this year, under the leadership of Legrand, Schneider Electric and Total.

The development of the network will also involve companies.

Finally, according to Delta-EE, 50% of sales of electric cars go to car fleets.