42% of German municipalities lack public EV charging points (heise.de)

• 42% of German municipalities (4,548 of 10,775) have no public charging point.
• Highest gaps: Rhineland-Palatinate (72%), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (68%), Thuringia (65%).
• Bartsch: Purchase subsidies contrast with poor charging infrastructure.

"According to the German government's response to a parliamentary question from Left Party MP Dietmar Bartsch, 42% of German municipalities have no public EV charging point. The gap is largest in rural and eastern communities. Bartsch criticizes the disparity between purchase subsidies and inadequate charging infrastructure."