How well-equipped is my municipality in terms of publicly accessible charging infrastructure at the moment? And how many charging points for e-vehicles will my municipality need in the future? The new website www.toolbox.nationale-leitstelle.de from the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure at NOW GmbH provides specific answers based on prepared data for each municipality in Germany.
Users receive exactly the information that is important for their region: the current amount and future demand of local, publicly accessible charging infrastructure. An individual evaluation is generated by simply inputting the name of the municipality in question or the official regional key (amtliche Regionalschlüssel (ARS)) on the homepage.
For example, sufficient charging infrastructure exists in 2025 in the city of Görlitz: with 2.6 megawatts of installed charging capacity, current demand is fully covered, i.e. the level of met demand is 100%. However, should the local charging network cease to further expand, the level will drop to 22% by 2035. An additional 8.9 megawatt charging capacity must be built – around 3.5 times the current amount. Because by then, about 82,300 electric vehicles are estimated to be on the road in the district. The installation of 580 normal charging points or 77 high power charging points (HPCs) are the proposed implementation options that would also cover demand in 2035. This type of evaluation can be done for each municipality in Germany through the new website.
All TOOLs in one place
The website also features the TOOLBox of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, with practical tools to support municipalities in developing customised, data-based, local charging infrastructure. This includes the StandortTOOL, the FlächenTOOL and the LadeLernTOOL.
Johannes Pallasch, Head and Spokesperson of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure: “Charging infrastructure in Germany is currently well-positioned overall – but with the ongoing ramp-up of electric mobility and the transition into the mass market, demand is continuing to grow. To provide people without their own charging facilities, for example in urban residential areas, with reliable charging options, expansion must progress nationwide and according to demand. Our new website and the free, easy-to-understand tools support our municipalities in planning and building appropriate infrastructure in a practical, well-founded way with the right expertise.”
TOOLBox with free tools for charging infrastructure development
The National Centre for Charging Infrastructure has developed three digital tools that support municipalities, among other actors, in planning and implementing charging infrastructure – these are summarised in the TOOLBox. Registration and use is free.
- The LadeLernTOOLis an e-learning platform that provides practical knowledge for the needs-based development of local charging infrastructure.
- Potential locations for building charging infrastructure can be offered or found very simply via the FlächenTOOL. Municipalities or other site owners can enter suitable plots into the tool that can be advertised to a large number of charging station operators.
- The StandortTOOL is the planning instrument for charging infrastructure throughout Germany. It supports local development planning and provides information on demand, current status and expansion activities.
Click here for the TOOLBox website