France: quarterly EV charging points by type 2019-2023

Out of the 1.8 million electric vehicle charging points available in France as of the fourth quarter of 2023, over one million were private chargers, including home and workplace charging. In contrast, public charging represented the smallest share of the charging network, growing from some 31,100 points in the first quarter of 2019 to over 118,000 charging points in the fourth quarter of 2023.The future of EV in France There is a very clear and significant increase in the number of EV charging stations in France within the recorded period. This is further displayed when investigating the growth of the number of new battery-electric EV passenger cars in France, where between 2010 and 2023, new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations went from 980 to about 330,000. Further, as of 2023, about 17 percent of all passenger car sales in France were battery EVs. To make the transition smoother from petrol and diesel-powered cars to BEVs, many manufacturers have focused on marketing and producing hybrid EVs, which operate partly on battery power and partly on some form of combustible fuel. This is shown in the fact that in 2023 a further 24 percent of passenger car sales in France were non-rechargeable hybrid EVs. A more battery-dependent form of hybrid EVs is the plug-in hybrid EV, which is rechargeable. Plug-in hybrid EVs constituted 9.2 percent of all passenger car sales in France. This number has also seen an upward trend from 2012 to 2023, where there were respectively 666 and 163,000 new plug-in hybrid EV passenger car registrations. What does this entail for the environment? In the last few years, there has been a growing awareness in the public sphere of the impact of our technology on the environment. As it turns out, and as of 2022, the transportation sector accounted for about 21 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Thus, both governments and corporations have been motivated to search for alternatives, specifically in the form of battery and hybrid EVs. To further motivate the public to switch over to these more environmentally-friendly alternatives, many governments, including France, offer many EV purchase incentives. As of 2023, France provided nearly 7,800 euros in total financial incentives in the form of purchase tax reductions and purchase grants. This was the second-highest amount of incentives among selected European countries.

截至2023年第四季度，法国拥有总计180万电动汽车充电点，其中超过一百万为私人充电器，包括家用和职场充电设施。相较之下，公共充电设施在充电网络中占据份额最小，但其数量从2019年第一季度的约31,100个增长至2023年第四季度的超过118,000个。在记录的时期内，法国电动汽车充电站的数量呈现出显著且清晰的增加趋势。当探究法国新电池电动汽车（BEV）乘客车的数量增长时，这一趋势更为明显，从2010年至2023年，新注册的电池电动汽车数量从980辆增至约33万辆。此外，截至2023年，法国所有乘用车销售中有约17%为电池电动汽车。为了从燃油和柴油动力汽车向BEV的过渡更加平滑，众多制造商专注于营销和生产混合动力电动汽车，这些车辆部分依赖电池动力，部分依赖某种可燃燃料。这一点在2023年体现得尤为明显，当年法国乘用车销售的24%为非充电式混合动力电动汽车。混合动力电动汽车中更依赖电池的形式为插电式混合动力电动汽车，此类车辆可充电。插电式混合动力电动汽车占法国所有乘用车销售的9.2%，其数量自2012年至2023年也呈现出上升趋势，当年新注册的插电式混合动力电动汽车乘客车分别为666辆和16.3万辆。

对于环境而言，这意味着什么？在过去几年中，公众对技术对环境影响的认知日益增强。实际上，截至2022年，交通运输部门占全球二氧化碳排放总量的约21%。因此，政府和企业都受到了寻求替代方案的激励，这些替代方案具体表现为电池和混合动力电动汽车。为了进一步激励公众转向这些更加环保的替代品，包括法国在内的许多政府提供了诸多电动汽车购买激励措施。截至2023年，法国通过购买税减免和购买补贴的形式，提供了总计近7,800欧元的财政激励，这是在所选欧洲国家中激励力度第二高的。