Munich: Electric car driver fights against municipal utilities and bureaucracy!

E-mobility in Germany, especially in Munich, faces considerable challenges, as an incident shows an angry electric car driver. Christian S. has been fighting for an appropriate charging option in an underground car park with over 100 parking spaces for several years. Despite an original agreement with the Munich Stadtwerke (SWM) in July 2022, this promise was not observed.

The SWM justified their decision with a lack of economy. Of the originally eleven interested parties for rental contracts, there are now only two interest in the agreement. The municipal utilities changed the contractual conditions one-sided and now request five instead of two end customer contracts. This ensures frustration among those affected.

Detailed information about the difficulties

In the summer of 2024 there was an on -site visit to know that the framework conditions for installing the wall boxes were cheap. Nevertheless, Christian S. received no feedback after his contact with the department for climate protection and the environment as well as the Munich Green Group. The SWM defend themselves with the fact that the implementation of the charging points depends on the property management and have already concluded two residents of rental contracts.

The municipal utility also emphasize that it is not a non -compliance with the contract, since the implementation of the project is not prevented but only delayed. The situation illustrates the difficulties with which e-mobility is confronted in urban areas, especially with regard to the necessary infrastructure and the promises of the responsible body.

For more information about the charging infrastructure in Munich and the challenges with which electric car drivers are confronted, the report from muenchen.de . In addition, Merkur on the desperate situation of the driver and the difficulties in realizing the charging options.