By 2022, the Number of Global Public EV Chargers Will Total 2 Million Units.
Six million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) will be shipped in 2022, up from 4 million in 2021, according to a new forecast by
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Gartner forecasts that electric cars will represent 95% of total EV shipments in 2022 and the remainder will be split between buses, vans and heavy trucks (see Table 1).
Table 1: Global Electric Vehicle Shipments, 2021-2022 (Actual Units)
2021
Shipments
2021 Growth (%)
2022
Shipments
2022 Growth (%)
Car
4,473,907
38.3
6,022,147
34.6
Bus
165,551
18.1
198,353
19.8
Van
86,274
56.1
126,607
46.8
Heavy Truck
15,171
41.5
22,663
49.4
Total
4,740,903
37.7
6,369,769
34.4
Due to rounding, some figures may not add up to the totals shown.
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As governments across the world introduce new regulations and incentives to fuel EV sales, the automotive industry is also increasing investment in companies that provide charging infrastructure and vehicle battery technology to support and bolster the transition to EVs by consumers and businesses. Gartner forecasts that the number of global public EV chargers will rise from 2.1 million units in 2022, up from 1.6 million units in 2021.
Challenges to Mass EV Deployment Remain
To foster the transition to EVs, automotive manufacturers will have to address several factors such as lowering the price of EVs and batteries, recycling EV batteries, offering a wider selection of vehicle models with more extensive driving range and improving charging infrastructure.
'Additionally, a major issue that must be addressed is lack of fast-charging availability for home and public charging,' said Davenport. 'Utility providers will need to increase their investments in smart grid infrastructure to cope with the growing consumption of electricity. Additionally, to meet climate change ambitions, countries which utilize fossil fuels to generate electricity will need to redesign their power generation to respond to the transition.'
Gartner clients can read more in the report 'Forecast Analysis: Electric Vehicle Shipments, Worldwide.'
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