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In Vienna, more and more drivers are filling their vehicles with electricity instead of gasoline or diesel. According to Wien Energie, which operates or is expanding a network of charging stations on behalf of the city, 1.5 million kilowatt hours (kWh) were refueled from January to October. This is almost double the amount for the same period in 2019 (780,000 kWh), as the company announced.
According to this, in October of this year alone, 15,100 electricity tanks were filled at the electronic fuel pumps. In the same month of 2019 there were 7,800 charges. “In Vienna, more and more electricity is being consumed. That means that more and more electronic conductors in and around Vienna are being filled at more and more charging points in the city. We are seeing a positive interaction between the available infrastructure of Wien Energie and the increasing number of electric cars, “summarized managing director Michael Strebl.
The company is particularly pleased that the numbers have increased significantly despite the Corona “brake pads” in the form of two locks. This was shown in the statistics. “Compared to mid-February and mid-March, the amount charged was reduced by almost two-thirds from mid-March to mid-April. The second blockade also shows its traces: while in October an average of 487 charges were collected for day, in November there were 428 charges “, It was said.
Strebl emphasized that Wien Energie had established 300 charging points this year, despite the pandemic and associated “adverse circumstances.” At the end of December, there were 950 public electricity suppliers in Vienna. At the beginning of 2021, the remaining 50 will follow, which are necessary for the completion of the supply plan, which was originally intended for 1,000 charging points, the company reported. The managing director announced that charging infrastructure in the private sector and for mobility providers such as taxi and transport companies will “accelerate” in the coming years. (off / red)
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