Hamburg plans new charging stations: Does the electricity price crisis come?

Hamburg plans new charging stations: Does the electricity price crisis come?

Hamburg, Deutschland - The discussion about the charging infrastructure in Hamburg picks up speed. The left in the Hamburg Citizenship has called for an upper limit for electricity prices for electric car drivers. Against the background of the recent agreement of the Senate, this is done with private charging column operators, in which no price upper limits were set. According to Heise.de , this could deter potential buyers of electric cars, since the high charging trumps appear unattractive. Heike Sudmann, the traffic policy spokeswoman for the left, appeals to the city operator Henw Mobil to offer a cheap charging price for all Hamburgers.

In November, a contract was signed with five private companies, which are to build a total of 2500 charging points in public space by mid -2027. The Senate has set the schedule and the urban areas for expansion in the contracts. At least 1200 of the new charging points are to be built by Henw Mobil, while the remaining of the five private operators are to be created. Each of these companies has to build 500 charging stations in 50 expansion areas, with the target providing 100 per half of the year. Delays could result in contractual penalties up to the termination. Henw Mobil's plan for creating at least 1200 new charging points by the end of 2027, which means a significant increase in capacity, since only 1700 charging points were available in public space at the end of 2022.

Current developments in the charging infrastructure

In addition to the measures mentioned above, the Hamburg Energiewerke Mobil and the city rely on a comprehensive charging infrastructure. According to Hamburg.de , Henw Mobil realizes a part of the additional charging points for the first time Partners together, each of which will build and operate 500 additional charging points in public space until mid -2035. This expansion takes place as part of a public tendering process.

The overarching goal of the city of Hamburg is to install 15 million fully electric cars in Germany by 2030 and one million publicly accessible charging points. The charging infrastructure is based on three pillars: urban charging infrastructure in public space, loading points of private operators and publicly accessible points on private areas. Hamburg is currently the highest rate of electrically operated vehicles in Germany, with over 7%. There are currently around 2300 normal charging points and 560 quick load points in Hamburg. At urban charging stations, charging is made with electricity from renewable energies.

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