Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
Where we’re going, we need more chargers
Automotive | Mobility | Sustainability
January 4, 2023 – For Europe to zoom ahead on electric-vehicle (EV) adoption, the region will need to pick up the pace on its build-out of EV-charging infrastructure, find partner Swarna Ramanathan and coauthors. Even a more conservative EV growth scenario shows that, by 2025, Europe would need to quadruple its current pace of public-charger installations.
To read the article, see “Europe’s EV opportunity—and the charging infrastructure needed to meet it,” November 4, 2022.
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Infrastructure pace comparison chart.
Layout / body structure
The chart is arranged to compare the current rate of charger installation in Europe with the much faster pace needed under future EV-adoption scenarios. Reader first sees today’s pace and then the steeper target trajectory required by 2025.
What is being compared
It compares Europe’s current rollout speed for public EV chargers with the installation pace needed to support near-term electric-vehicle growth.
Measurement system
The chart tracks installation pace, so the key reading is the rate at which public chargers are added rather than the total stock alone. Scenario labels distinguish the current trajectory from the required one.
Visible structure inside the graphic
The main internal pieces are the current-rate reference line or bar and the higher target pace shown beside it. The structure is built to make the gap in rollout speed obvious rather than incremental.
Main takeaway from the visual
The page shows that charging infrastructure is lagging badly relative to the EV demand path. The visual frames the problem as a speed gap, which makes the infrastructure challenge feel urgent rather than distant.
Key standout values or extremes
The strongest headline number is that Europe would need to quadruple its current pace of public-charger installation by 2025 even under a conservative EV-growth scenario. That required acceleration is the dominant quantitative signal on the page.
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