As of: March 10, 2024, 2:42 p.m
By: Simon Mones
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Traveling in an electric car is not always a good idea.
In parts of Europe the charging network is still under construction.
It is therefore better not to travel to some countries by electric car.
For many it's a horror, for others it's a must: going on holiday in your own car.
However, there are a few things to keep in mind: tolls are charged on the route to your holiday destination in many European countries.
And the type of drive should also be considered.
While refueling abroad can often be cheaper than in Germany, it sometimes takes a little longer to find a charging station with an electric car.
“The charging infrastructure is not already well established in all popular travel destinations; in some cases there are large regional differences,” explains the ADAC on its homepage.
The Netherlands performs particularly well with 84.4 charging stations per 100 kilometers.
Luxembourg (53.8/100 km), Switzerland (51.4/100 km) and Austria (37.1/100 km) can also be traveled without any problems.
Germany comes in fifth place in this evaluation (33/100 km).
However, the other countries are also expanding their networks.
Which ones should you avoid with the Stromer?
Charging stations for electric cars: The network is particularly poor in Ireland and Lithuania
This is most urgently the case in Ireland and Lithuania, as ADAC data shows.
There are only 0.1 charging stations per 100 kilometers of road.
In Portugal (0.3/100 km) and Poland (0.9/100 km) the situation for electric car owners is only slightly better.
“In general, these are mainly found along the main traffic axes and around larger cities,” emphasizes the automobile club.
In Spain, finding the nearest charging station can take a little longer.
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In Spain there is at least one charging point per 100 kilometers.
This is mainly because the network in the south of the country is less densely developed.
In the north, however, there are numerous ways to recharge the Stormer.
It is similar in the Czech Republic (1.6/100 km).
The infrastructure in the center of the country is well developed.
Meanwhile, in the countryside you search a little longer.
country |
Charging points every 100 km |
Ireland |
0.1 |
Lithuania |
0.1 |
Portugal |
0.3 |
Poland |
0.9 |
Spain |
1 |
Bulgaria |
1.2 |
Romania |
1.2 |
Czech Republic |
1.6 |
Latvia |
1.9 |
Estonia |
2 |
Hungary |
2.9 |
Finland |
3.2 |
Slovakia |
3.9 |
Croatia |
4.4 |
Italy |
5.1 |
Sweden |
6.5 |
France |
7.1 |
Belgium |
8.9 |
Norway |
13.4 |
Denmark |
23.1 |
Charging stations for electric cars: For Greece and Türkiye only estimates
Another problem child is Great Britain.
On average there are 2.5 charging stations per 100 kilometers.
However, there are differences between the countries of the United Kingdom.
In England, for example, the network is already well developed.
“The network is less dense in Scotland, and there are hardly any charging options in Wales,” writes the ADAC.
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And the situation in other popular holiday destinations also looks anything but rosy.
In Croatia there are only 4.4 charging points per 100 kilometers - one every 25 kilometers.
In Italy there are an average of 5.1 charging stations.
The same applies to Turkey.
In Greece, however, there are only 1.86 charging points available per 100 kilometers.
As in Turkey, this value is only estimated by the ADAC.
Despite funding, demand for electric cars in Germany is rather sluggish.
There are several reasons for this.