The increase in the number of electric cars on the roads of Ukraine forces the active development of the charging infrastructure. He writes about it Autocenter.ua.
Yes, in the last hour, a huge number of charging stations have been opened in the territory of the country. As of the beginning of September, their number reached 8 thousand. 529 units, which is 57% more than a year earlier. Moreover, charging points are opened not only in big cities, but also on national highways.
AutoEnterprise provides the widest network of gas stations. It has 3620 alternating current (AC) and 405 direct current (DC) points. The stations of this company are located in many cities of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa.
In second place in the rating is the company ElectroUA, which offers owners of electric cars 1566 AC and 170 DC points. They are located in Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Uzhhorod and Ternopil.
IONITY closes the top three with an indicator of 912 (AC) and 164 (DC) stations.
In total, the rating included 16 companies that installed charging stations in Ukraine during the specified period. It is noteworthy that the infamous Yasno (formerly Strym), which promised large-scale filling of Ukrainian highways of state importance with its stations, remained with an indicator of 23 units. Moreover, they had been open for a long time, even before the announcement of quarantine in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a reminder, on September 9, the government supported the development of the Ministry of Infrastructure bill on the use of electric vehicles in Ukraine.