Electromobility in Germany reaches a significant milestone: the first high-speed charging park as part of the “Deutschlandnetz” was inaugurated at an unmanaged motorway rest area.
This newly opened high-speed charging station is part of the national charging infrastructure expansion led by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, allowing electric vehicles to charge quickly and conveniently.
In total, the Deutschlandnetz will see the installation of 1,000 high-speed charging points across 200 motorway locations.
The new location on the A21 in Schleswig-Holstein is operated by Autostrom plus GmbH.
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing stated, “We are investing in the charging parks of the future. Today marks the opening of the first motorway high-speed charging park of the Deutschlandnetz, filling in a blank spot on the charging map. By 2026, 200 charging parks will be established along our motorways.”
Michael Güntner, CEO of Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, said, “With the activation of the first high-speed charging park at an unmanaged motorway rest area, we are advancing the expansion of high-speed charging infrastructure across the entire network.”
Burkhard Seizer, Managing Director of Autostrom plus GmbH, commented, “Our high-speed charging parks along the motorways offer unbeatable advantages: quick access, extremely short charging times with our 400 kW chargers, and efficient onward travel for commuters.”
Dagmar Fehler, CEO and spokesperson for NOW GmbH, remarked, “I am delighted that the Deutschlandnetz is now expanding to include high-speed charging points on the national motorway network. This significantly increases availability for users, creating a denser motorway charging network. Our goal is that drivers find a charging point every 15 to 30 kilometres.”
In the long term, a total of 4,000 high-speed charging points will be installed along motorways.
The network is planned to ensure that charging stations are reachable every ten driving minutes on the motorways.
The location distribution is based on a comprehensive traffic planning needs analysis conducted by the National Charging Infrastructure Coordination Centre (under NOW GmbH).
This analysis considers the existing infrastructure and anticipates both the growing demand for high-speed charging infrastructure in the coming years and emerging technological developments.
With the Deutschlandnetz, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is creating 9,000 additional high-speed charging points for electric cars.
These will be installed in regions, cities, and at unmanaged motorway rest facilities that were previously blank spots on the charging map. Private companies are building the more than 1,000 Deutschlandnetz locations on behalf of the BMDV.
Approximately 900 locations will be established in urban and rural areas, with 200 directly on the motorways. Once all sites are completed in 2026, drivers across Germany will be able to find the nearest high-speed charging station quickly and directly.
The Autobahn GmbH des Bundes is responsible for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, financing, traffic management, and asset management of federal motorways.
Since operations began on 1 January 2021, Autobahn GmbH has combined the benefits of a centrally organised entity with the strengths of its ten regionally based offices.
With over 13,000 kilometres of motorway network, the company is one of the largest motorway operators in Europe.
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