Türkiye became the first in Europe in the field of electric vehicle DC charging

Türkiye became the first in Europe in the field of electric vehicle DC charging

By admin, Aralık 20, 2024

Türkiye became the first in Europe in the field of electric vehicle DC charging





Türkiye became the first in Europe in the field of electric vehicle DC charging




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President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) Mustafa Yilmazmade important statements about the latest developments in the energy sector. Evaluating the general outlook of the sector for 2024, Yılmaz stated that they expect a large increase in investments in the energy sector in 2025. Yilmaz especially electric vehicle charging He underlined the point Turkey has reached in its services.

Türkiye is the leader in DC charging in Europe

Yılmaz stated that Turkey is among the leading countries in Europe in electric vehicle and charging infrastructure. Stating that the number of licensed charging service providers, which was only 5 in April 2022, reached 169 today, Yılmaz said that this growth is an indicator of the transformation in the energy sector.




Türkiye became the first in Europe in the field of electric vehicle DC charging




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“The number of electric vehicles has increased from 6 thousand to 154 thousand in the last two years, and the number of charging sockets has increased from 3 thousand to 26 thousand. This is an extraordinary development in such a short time. In addition, the socket power per electric vehicle and We are the first in Europe in terms of the number of fast (DC) sockets. One-third of our charging network consists of DC fast sockets, which allows our electric vehicle users to charge their vehicles faster.” said Yilmaz.

Half of the stations are “green”

Considering the total number of sockets, Yılmaz said that there is 1 charging socket for every 6 electric vehicles in Turkey, and pointed out that the EU average is 13, while almost half of all charging stations are available. “green charging station” He stated that it was. Yılmaz stated that three quarters of the electricity consumed for charging comes from renewable energy.

Yilmaz; In 2030, the number of electric vehicles will be 1 million 3 hundred thousand and the number of charging points will be 142 thousand; He noted that in 2035, they foresee the number of electric vehicles to be 3 million 3 hundred thousand and the number of charging points to be 273 thousand.

According to EMRA’s October data, total DC charging socket If the number is 9 thousand 305 pieces, AC If the number of sockets is 15.029 piece happened. The total number of charging sockets increased to 24 thousand 334 in October. This means a 144 percent increase year over year.