Sadly a lot of them do not work.
At least in Norway.
There are a lot of charge points here, but a lot of them
are not functioning.
(I know they get fixed, but then others stop working etc)<p>I dont know why they frequently stop working.
> The Netherlands has 169.216 public charge points, representing 19,5% of Europe’s total network.<p>Interesting, considering it's also the most bicycle friendly country in the world.<p>I wonder if they feel like they have enough charge points now.
The goal of 8.8 million charge points by 2030 goal seems within reach given the growth rates presented here. This seems like a major challenge to grid stability. How are they going to address this? Or maybe I'm wrong?<p>Maybe they are counting on diminishing returns (urban saturation, slow rural adoption rate, tech/capacity limitations) and real-world constraints (grid capacity, regulation hurdles, high capex/investment risk, land limitation, inconsistent standards, etc.) acting as natural braking mechanism or something? But, if that were the case, maybe the goal is not actually in hand?
How much do these cost to use? AIUI electricity prices in Europe are pretty high. What's the differential between a filling up a gas tank and filling up an EV?