The number of EVs increased by about 40% last year, so a 65% increase in slow chargers is pretty good. The increase in 34% for the other sort of slow is more concerning, but not disastrous.
If chargers are built without demand they won't generate enough business to pay for their maintenance, and we know how annoying broken chargers are.
In fairness to the government the definitions of charger speeds are something that should be periodically updated. When manufacturers in China are starting to install 800kW chargers, and cars are reaching 600kW, calling 100kW ultra-rapid was never going to last. Similarly calling 7kW fast was a bit of an anomaly.
The number of EVs increased by about 40% last year, so a 65% increase in slow chargers is pretty good. The increase in 34% for the other sort of slow is more concerning, but not disastrous.
If chargers are built without demand they won't generate enough business to pay for their maintenance, and we know how annoying broken chargers are.
In fairness to the government the definitions of charger speeds are something that should be periodically updated. When manufacturers in China are starting to install 800kW chargers, and cars are reaching 600kW, calling 100kW ultra-rapid was never going to last. Similarly calling 7kW fast was a bit of an anomaly.