TheGreenCarWebsite reports that almost 45,000 public charging stations could be installed around the world during 2012, taking the global total to just short of 200,000.That’s the prediction of Pike Research, which has just published a 99-page document raising key questions on the roll-out of charging points for plug-in electric vehicles
It predicts almost 2.4 million charging points to be in place by 2020, marking a 12-fold increase in the space of eight years.
Pike’s study expects global sales of charging equipment to grow at a steady pace in line with the plug-in vehicle (PEV) market.
It notes “a major uptick” in electric vehicle supply equipment over the past year but says sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have been disappointing when compared to government targets.
Still, 2.4m charge points is starting to look like success to me!
