{"id":579471,"date":"2025-11-19T01:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579471\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T01:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:54:20","slug":"ionity-warns-high-power-charging-surges-in-germany-but-too-few-bevs-to-sustain-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579471\/","title":{"rendered":"IONITY warns: high-power charging surges in Germany, but too few BEVs to sustain it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking during a ChargeUp Europe webinar, Meta Kessler<\/strong>, Director of Corporate Strategy at IONITY<\/a> GmbH, outlined the sector\u2019s main trends.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, Kessler notes that IONITY\u2019s network is seeing rapidly accelerating demand for public high-power charging (HPC)<\/strong>, meaning above 150 kilowatts (kW).<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to our data, in Germany <\/strong>by 2030 we expect 60% of charging to remain private. But of the remaining 40% that happens in public, more than 65% will be high-power<\/strong>,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

The same pattern is apparent in other large European markets with higher battery electric-vehicle (BEV) penetration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why, for us, the key direction is public HPC, not only along motorways but increasingly within cities<\/strong>,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

However, Kessler acknowledges that the number of BEVs per charging point is still insufficient to guarantee the economic sustainability of charge point operators (CPOs).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the key metrics IONITY tracks across the 24 markets where it operates is the ratio of electric cars to HPC devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, in Germany there are 60 BEVs per high-power charging point. <\/strong>That figure is too low,\u201d Kessler says.<\/p>\n

She continues: \u201cTo maintain a healthy and sustainable business model for CPOs, we need to be around 100 \u2014 or even slightly higher in future<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

This indicates that the industry has built infrastructure ahead of fleet growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2024 we saw a sharp drop in that figure, which is now starting to recover as more electric vehicles reach the market in 2025. But it will still take a few years to get back to the 100 level<\/strong>,\u201d she comments.<\/p>\n

This shows that more BEVs are needed to sustain the market\u2019s current momentum with adequate infrastructure and to protect the capital already invested.<\/strong><\/p>\n

IONITY highlights that range anxiety is no longer an issue<\/p>\n

One of the metrics IONITY monitors relates to which countries customers come from and where they charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cIONITY remains a network primarily located on motorways or long-distance routes, and what we see, especially in the summer months, is a large proportion of drivers charging at our stations who come from other countries where they do not reside<\/strong>,\u201d says Kessler.<\/p>\n

For example, many drivers from the Nordic countries or the Netherlands charge in Germany, Austria or Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This factor shows that travelling long distances in an electric vehicle is both possible and reliable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we speak with those drivers, they explain that range anxiety simply does not exist<\/strong>,\u201d the IONITY representative adds. In this regard, she acknowledges that \u201cit is a good time to buy a BEV because this is no longer a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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