With as many as two million passengers expected to pass through the Port of Dover this summer, and hundreds of thousands of vehicles boarding Le Shuttle in Folkestone, there will be plenty of British cars on Europe’s roads this summer. And more than ever, they will be pure electric (EV) or hybrid.
While the percentage of EVs in the UK is still in single figures, it’s growing fast. The 25 per cent market share of new fully electric registrations this year is likely to be tempered only by the high upfront cost of EVs and anxiety about range and charging infrastructure.
Some of those concerns may be compounded on a road trip abroad. Will you make it over the Channel on a single charge, and what will the charging options be like once there?
The most recent statistics for public charging in the UK, published in April 2026 by the Department for Transport, showed there were 119,080 public EV chargers with more than 3,000 added in the first quarter of the year. Half of all public chargers are rated as standard (slow charging), with less than a quarter rapid or ultra-rapid.
RAC Fuel Watch and Zapmap Price Index figures show that standard charging costs 54p per kWh on average, but ultra-rapid charging is much more expensive at around 83.5p per kWh.
In Europe, the figures are mixed. So if you’re considering driving your electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid on the continent this summer, here’s how the charging networks measure up.
Netherlands
The Netherlands leads the charge in Europe’s EV infrastructure (Photo: George Pachantouris/Getty)The number of public charging points is impressive for this compact country – more than 210,000, with more than 16,000 in Amsterdam and 11,000 in Rotterdam. The Netherlands currently has the highest density of public chargers in Europe.
According to European Commission data, there are more than 126,000 regular public charging points, 76,860 regular semi-public charging points, and 6,595 fast-charging points (above 50 kW).
Standard charging costs an average of €0.50 (43p) per kWh, while fast charging averages €0.79 (68p) per kWh.
Germany
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Europe’s largest car-manufacturing country has the second-highest number of public charging points, according to European Commission data. The 200,000 milestone was surpassed in April 2026, with super-fast charging growing by 30 per cent year on year (to 19,684 charging points). The fastest-growing segment was for chargers above 299 kW, which now exceed 17,689 charging points.
The regions with the highest density of chargers are North Rhine-Westphalia (around Cologne, Dortmund, and Düsseldorf in western Germany), Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, the Black Forest and Heidelberg).
Standard charging costs between €0.40 (34p) and €0.50 per kWh, while fast charging is between €0.59 (51p) and €0.79 per kWh.
France
With more than 190,000 public chargers, France is a fairly safe bet for an EV road trip this summer. The country has set a target of 400,000 by 2030.
The highest density of chargers is in the Ile de France region, followed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and major transport corridors are also well-served, particularly with fast chargers.
Standard charging costs between €0.30 (26p) and €0.45 (39p) per kWh, while fast and ultra-fast charging stations charge up to €0.80 (69p) per kWh.
Belgium
Belgium recorded the greatest increase in charging points between June 2025 and June 2026, and now has more than 108,000 standard charge points and 6,600 fast chargers. For a small country, this relatively high density means you shouldn’t have too much issue with finding a place to recharge.
Costs are between €0.40 and €0.55 (47p) per kWh for standard charging, and €0.55 and €0.75 (64p) per kWh for fast charging.
Countries where you might run out of battery
You may struggle to find a public charger in Spain or Croatia (Photo: Alexander Spatari/Getty)With shy of 4,000 public chargers, Ireland isn’t currently well equipped for EV drivers. Investment is accelerating, particularly in Dublin and Cork, so expect more to be installed over the coming years.
In Spain, there are just over 56,000 public chargers – considering the size of the country, this is somewhere you need to plan your recharging stops carefully, particularly since the number of fast chargers is fewer than 20,000.
In neighbouring Portugal, there are a little more than 13,000 public chargers. However, more than a third are fast or super fast.
Italy also lags behind other European countries, but is accelerating quickly. The country has recently reached 85,000 public chargers, having installed more than 17,000 in the last year, of which more than half have been fast or super fast.
Some estimates indicate that most EV charger users in Croatia are tourists, which may explain why there are fewer than 2,500 public options across the country.
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