Charging of electric cars on motorways climbs up to 32% during All Saints' Day, boosted by German and Dutch tourists (and by the surge in fuel prices)

The major All Saints' Day trips confirm the acceleration of electric mobility on French motorways in the current context of the fuel crisis. Between October 17 and November 1, the main ultra-fast charging networks recorded marked peaks in traffic compared to the start of the month. On the front line on the motorways, the German operator Ionity, which has more than 170 stations and around 1.

000 terminals in France, for example, displays a 32% jump in its charging sessions in France, growth more than twice its European average. For its part, the Dutch specialist Fastned, with around 70 stations open in France, measures a 22% increase in its daily recharges in France over this period from October 17 to November 1 compared to the first two weeks of October. Operators mobilized on the ground This intensification of traffic has been heavily concentrated on a few strategic corridors.

At Ionity, the station at the Montélimar Ouest 2 area on the A7 (Drôme) stands out as the busiest site in France, ahead of Mornas Village (Vaucluse) and Haut Koenigsbourg (Bas-Rhin). Concerning international drivers, the Belgians, Dutch and Portuguese are those who used Ionity terminals the most in France during the holidays. To guide motorists and streamline access to the terminals, the operator had specially deployed yellow assistance vests, called “hosts”.

On the Fastned side, the A1 motorway largely dominates charging ahead of the A4, the A31, the A6 and the A13, while Île-de-France accounts for 24.2% of national sessions, ahead of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (12.5%) and Hauts-de-France (12.5%) regions. The operator's data also provides an overview of the origin of users: if France comes out on top, it is followed by Germany and the Netherlands. “Charging needs intensify during periods of major travel.

The increase in attendance observed during the holidays, particularly on some of the main roads, underlines the importance of having sufficient capacity in the right places to absorb these peaks in demand", underlines Sarah Wodehouse, France director of Fastned. Despite this massive influx, no operator has observed situations of blockage or saturated waiting at terminals, even during peak hours. "This is precisely our ambition in France: to allow drivers of electric vehicles to travel simply, thanks to fast, reliable and reliable charging. comfortable, including during busy periods,” she adds.

Among the vehicles that plug in the most at Fastned, the Tesla Model Y dominates, ahead of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Tesla Model 3, three benchmark models for these 100% electric long-distance journeys. This ranking is found significantly across the European Fastned network, where Tesla also occupies first place ahead of Kia and BMW. Subscriptions and cashback to lower the price of recharging The operator Allego, which operates around 300 high-power stations and more than 33.

Machine-translated from French