Berlin is knorke: Berlin has almost 20,000 charging points
30. October 2023 - Electromobility is considered to be a key factor in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport. At the same time, the increasing number of e-vehicles also requires an area-wide, demand-oriented and user-friendly charging infrastructure.
The Berlin-based company ubitricity has been selling and operating innovative charging solutions for urban areas for more than ten years, and is considered a pioneer for the integration of charging points into existing streetlights. Streetlight charging points enable a rapid, comprehensive expansion of charging infrastructure in public spaces and thus support the spread of electric vehicles.
Just recently, the Shell subsidiary, which operates in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and now also in the Netherlands, celebrated the commissioning of what is now the 10,000th charging station. The UK is ubitricity's largest market, with more than 7,300 public charging points. 1,000 public streetlight charging stations are currently being built in several Berlin districts. According to ubitricity, the choice of locations for the charging stations is made in coordination with the Senate Department for the Environment, Mobility, Consumer and Climate Protection as well as with the districts and takes into account local conditions within the individual districts. All streetlight charging points are supplied exclusively with electricity from renewable energies.
Berlin boasts nearly 3,000 public charging points, 440 of which are fast chargers (as of Q2 2023). In addition, there are approximately 17,000 private charging points. Not bad, considering that many people charge at home or at work when possible.
In order to promote the demand-oriented provision of charging infrastructure for Berlin's business community, the Berliner Agentur für Elektromobilität eMO (Berlin Agency for Electromobility), which is part of the Berlin Economic Development Agency, is promoting the expansion and efficient use of charging infrastructure at private locations, for example on company yards or customer car parks. It helps landowners choose locations, connects relevant players, creates studies and supports innovative solutions. Examples are "multi-use concepts" to increase the utilisation of charging points and exchangeable battery systems for small and light vehicles.
The eMO is currently working with the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises and the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment to develop an overall charging infrastructure strategy for Berlin with the goal of further accelerating the development and expansion.