Switzerland reaches 18,284 public charging points across 8,535 locations
By Eve
Switzerland had 18,284 public EV charging points at 8,535 locations as of April 2026, averaging 2.1 points per site, according to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. Canton Zurich leads with 2,692 points, followed by Bern with 1,891 and Vaud with 1,590, while Appenzell Inner Rhodes has just 31. Canton Zug shows the highest utilisation pressure with 53 battery electric vehicles per public charging point, compared to Graubünden's six BEVs per point.
Why it matters
The 2.1 average points per location and wide cantonal variation in BEV to charger ratios signal uneven infrastructure planning, with Zug's 53 to 1 ratio pointing to potential capacity constraints that procurement teams and charge point operators must address to meet local demand.
Source
- Source
- https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/18284-public-e-car-charging-points-in-switzerland/91463113
- Original title
- “More than 18,000 public e-car charging points in Switzerland”
- Published
- 23 May 2026 (date approximate)
- Updated
- 22 September 2026
In this story
- Topic
- EV Charging
- Place
- Switzerland
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