Public EV Charging Station Ratio?

Posted by Max Dunn Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:57:00 GMT

In previous analysis, I relied on the Better Place estimates that initially there should be 4 public charging stations per electric vehicle (EV) and that this number could drop to 2 to 1 as the EV population grew.

However, new numbers from Pike Research suggest that we only need 1.15 to 1.3 charging stations per EV.

While these numbers are all guesses, it is important for anyone trying to determine how much revenue they could expect from installing EV charging stations since at 4:1 there will be a lot more unused charging time at each station than at 1.15:1.

(Source: Pike Research – Charge Spotting: Determining the Right Mix for Public EV Access)

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  1. Max Dunn said 31 days later:

    Another estimate from Ecotality says that for 2011, there will be two charging stations installed for each PEV sold, but that ratio will drop to 1.3:1 by 2020.

    (Reported by Pike Research, Charge Spotting: Determining the Right Mix for Public EV Access)

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