Overview
- Germany now counts about 200,000 public charging points, yet average simultaneous use in 2025 was only around 12 percent.
- Most charging happens at home thanks to more than one million private wallboxes, which leaves drivers without a driveway relying on pricier public power.
- A single company often controls city networks, with one operator holding about 72 percent of normal chargers on average and as much as 95 percent in Hannover.
- Price transparency is weak, and ADAC found ad‑hoc motorway charging can cost up to 62 percent more than contract rates with the same provider.
- Regulators and industry voices urge fixes such as competitive tenders, a federal price‑transparency office, and even separating station operation from electricity supply.