So you have a shiny new electric car or electric campervan that is begging you to make a tour in Europe. Some regions adopt new technologies faster than others, which in this case means planning is required for being able to manage the energy level of the EV battery during the road trip. Of course, maps are available that show where charging stations are, but we also have a ranking of cities that have the most hotels or other places to stay a night and let the battery charge during the night.
Elmo Drive has collected statistics on European cities with hotels and B&Bs that have charging facilities for electric vehicles.
- London, UK 879 places to stay a night and let the battery charge
- Rome, Italy 754
- Istanbul, Turkey 750
- Paris, France 704
- Amsterdam, Netherlands 677
- Vienna, Austria 410
- Oslo, Norway 388
- Milan, Italy 387
- Lyon, France 353
- Budapest, Hungary 344
- Berlin, Germany 313
- Copenhagen, Denmark 306
- Warsaw, Poland 251
- Lisbon, Portugal 223
- Split, Croatia 222
- Rotterdam, Netherlands 221
- Barcelona, Spain 208
- Stockholm, Sweden 201
- Hamburg, Germany 198
- Prague, Czech Republic 196
- Madrid, Spain 158
- Bergen, Norway 154
- Belgrade, Serbia 140
- Porto, Portugal 139
- Zürich, Switzerland 136
At the moment, the sweet spot for battery powered vehicles (from convenient charging while sleeping-point of view) is Central Europe around the region marked by Hamburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Paris, Prague and Berlin.
Looking at individual countries where businesses already have invested in electric car charging points, four countries stand out: Italy, France, Netherlands, and Norway.
It is somewhat surprising to find out that Germany didn’t do better in this ranking. Germany is Europe’s autobahn car nation, after all. Only Hamburg and Berlin made it to the top 25 list. We will see if Volkswagen’s strong marketing and manufacturing capability will gradually change attitudes in Germany as well.
Clean Technica reported.