Europe Compared
The EU's public charging network — how big it is, how fast it grows, and the AFIR targets it is measured against.
The EU passed 1 155 861 public recharging points in EAFO's June 2026 update, up from 882 012 at the end of 2024 — of which roughly 16% were DC fast chargers.
The network is concentrated: Netherlands, Germany and France together host about 61% of all EU points.
Heavy-duty charging is far earlier: 2 405 truck-capable points across 373 locations in 21 countries as of April 2026.
AFIR — the EU regulation behind the build-out — requires fast-charging pools every 60 km along the TEN-T core network, with heavy-duty coverage complete by 2030.
AFIR corridor figures are legal targets; coverage is measured against them, not asserted as met.
The EU network, then and now
The AFIR targets
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