As the market leader in Germany, we operate the largest fast-charging network and continue to expand it in line with demand. Drivers can charge their vehicles with us anytime and anywhere at fixed prices using the EnBW mobility+ charging service. In addition, the EnBW HyperNet gives them access to over 900,000 charging points managed by hundreds of other operators in no fewer than 17 European countries. At the same time, we are an e-mobility partner and turn sustainable mobility concepts into reality.
We are continuously expanding the public fast-charging infrastructure to meet the needs of everyone. We now operate more than 8,000 fast-charging points in Germany – demonstrating the suitability of e-mobility for everyday use. On average, customers can find a cutting-edge EnBW fast-charging location every 50 kilometers in Germany – and the number continues to rise. They can charge easily and conveniently with the EnBW mobility+ charging service – using the app, charging card or AutoCharge together with the appropriate charging tariff.
Whether on the road, at home or in the workplace; whether high-power charging (HPC) or wall box, our charging solutions can be found wherever our customers are, offering them the best technical option. As we expand Germany’s largest public fast-charging network, we are continuously closing gaps and offering charging capacity of up to 400 kilowatts for short charging stops. Our new central control center and our own field service teams make sure that the charging infrastructure runs smoothly.
Digital companion
Customers can easily find the nearest available and suitable charging point with the free and multi-award-winning EnBW mobility+ app. They can then charge their vehicle using the app, a charging card or, after a one-off registration process, AutoCharge. There is also a selection of suitable EnBW mobility+ charging tariffs, with fixed prices at EnBW charging points and variable prices when charging elsewhere.
The EnBW energy world
Private customers will also find everything they need for charging at home with EnBW in the form of EnBW Mavi, a clever energy manager that connects the EV with the home. We offer our business customers convenient services, such as simple billing. Thanks to our close cooperation with the Austrian technology and IT service provider SMATRICS we are able to offer individual solutions for electric vehicle fleets, among other things.
From the first e-scooter projects to around 20,000 fast-charging points planned in the EnBW Network by 2030, our milestones show how we are expanding e-mobility step by step and helping to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector.
The starting signal for e-mobility at EnBW: In 2010, we selected 500 pioneers from 3,000 applicants to help us with the mobility transition. The “Electronauts,” as we called them, tested the suitability of e-scooters for everyday use in the Stuttgart region – for a whole year. The project ultimately led to a reduction in carbon emissions of almost 100 metric tons. What’s more, about 200 riders stated their intention to continue using the e-scooter after the test phase. You could say we set a thousand wheels in motion for the expansion of e-mobility in Germany.
A mere two years later, we also began focusing on electric power for cars. We commissioned our first charging station for electric vehicles at Stuttgart Airport in 2011. It was developed together with Bosch as part of the MeRegioMobil research project. The charging station was one of the first in Germany to be certified for practical use and enabled drivers to charge their electric vehicles regardless of the manufacturer.
From AC to DC – no, this is not about the songs of a popular rock band, but about the abbreviations used for two types of electricity. DC means “direct current.” In contrast, AC stands for “alternating current.” At the beginning of December 2016, we commissioned the first DC charging station at the “Tank & Rast” service area in Denkendorf in the district of Esslingen. The advantage of the new charging technology: While AC charging uses an on-board charger installed in the car to convert alternating current into direct current, with a DC charging station it is converted in the station’s current transformer. This makes charging much faster.
Transparent costs: On 1 March 2019, we became the first provider to introduce a new tariff for charging electric cars – with the price charged based on the precise kilowatt-hour. The innovation was rolled out across the entire EnBW HyperNet, which at the time comprised around 25,000 charging points operated by various providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, more than 90 percent of all public, commercially available charging points. Even in the early days, we set great store by the simplicity and everyday suitability of our EnBW mobility+ service for drivers.
EnBW and joint venture partner SMATRICS joined forces in 2020 and founded SMATRICS EnBW to operate and rapidly expand the largest fast-charging network in Austria. Both operators are leaders in the field of high-speed charging infrastructure in their respective countries. Thanks to SMATRICS EnBW, we are now also the market leader for fast-charging infrastructure in Austria.
Our first fast-charging park is ultrafast and convenient – and a real highlight for us for several reasons. In Rutesheim on the A8, drivers of electric vehicles can not only enjoy ultrafast charging at eight charging points with an output of up to 300 kilowatts. Thanks to the shelter afforded by the extensive roofing, visitors are also protected from the elements during their travel break. The solar roof is the park’s standout feature. It helps the site to operate by supplying the solar energy it generates. Lighting and video surveillance provide security while public Wi-Fi increases the comfort for visitors.
2021
Following the opening ceremony for our largest fast-charging location at the Kamener Kreuz interchange, EnBW is setting new standards for e-mobility in Germany. At 52 ultrafast charging points, EVs can add up to 100 kilometers of range with just a five-minute charge. In addition to modern charging infrastructure, the site also features comforts such as restrooms, sheltered seating and a large solar panel installation. New to the location is the REWE ready convenience store, where customers can shop around the clock using an AI-powered system – they simply walk in, pick up the items they need and make cashless payments without a checkout.
We had more than one reason to celebrate in 2023. That’s because our EnBW mobility+ app came first in the charging network test by technology magazine “connect” for the fifth time in a row. EnBW came out on top in the categories for charging point coverage, app operation, app functions and payment / price transparency. We also received top marks as a charging network operator. According to other tests, we also led the way in terms of charging experience and options as well as sustainability. The EnBW mobility+ app has continued to win awards in subsequent years.
We became the first company to build 1,000 fast-charging stations in Germany, laying the foundations for e-mobility and ramping up the charging infrastructure ahead of the rise in the number of EVs – in other words, there are enough charging points. And we are by no means finished: By 2030, we aim to be operating around 20,000 EnBW public fast-charging points nationwide. To this end, we are investing in a dense and reliable fast-charging network that is available to all motorists in Germany.
Featuring a wooden roof with a photovoltaic power plant and accessible charging points, EnBW has taken three different aspects of sustainability into consideration – environmental, economic and social – for its NextLevel fast-charging park in Lichtenau near Chemnitz, from construction to operation. Customers can charge their vehicles at one of the state-of-the-art location’s 24 fast-charging points with an output of up to 400 kilowatts.
2025
In Klipphausen near Dresden, we have opened a very special fast-charging park right by the A4: The 20 new fast-charging points are supplied with green electricity from an adjacent photovoltaic power plant whose solar panels are installed on the roofs of local industrial companies. This allows EVs to add up to 400 kilometers of range with just a 15-minute charge – and all in a particularly sustainable manner. Surplus solar power is fed into the grid, while 100% green electricity from the grid is used when needed. The location also has restroom facilities and will soon boast a restaurant for the charging break. The pilot project shows how renewable energies and modern charging infrastructure can go hand in hand.
2025
EnBW has opened a central control center in Karlsruhe for its nationwide fast-charging network. More than 8,000 fast-charging points are monitored from here. With the aid of state-of-the-art analysis tools, employees can identify faults and problem patterns at an early stage and instantly rectify many of them before users are affected. The company’s own field service technicians are now also coordinated centrally from the new control center. With further growth planned over the coming years, this is how we are delivering even greater reliability and convenience when charging EVs in the EnBW HyperNet, setting new standards in the operation of charging infrastructure.
Our answer to the “how” of the mobility transition is the EnBW HyperNet. Besides being the largest fast-charging network in Germany, it also provides access to more than 900,000 charging points from hundreds of other operators in a total of 17 European countries. At the same time, we ourselves are continuing to drive the expansion of the nationwide fast-charging infrastructure – on average, an EnBW fast-charging point can already be found every 50 kilometers. The focus remains clearly on our customers. With charging capacity of up to 400 kilowatts (kW), a compatible vehicle can add up to 400 kilometers of range in just 15 minutes, all at fixed and low kilowatt-hour prices with an EnBW mobility+ charging tariff. In our EnBW fast-charging parks, such as those at the EnBW company headquarters in Stuttgart and in
To make e-mobility more convenient and suitable for everyday use, we are not only expanding our fast-charging infrastructure along highways, but also in urban areas and in retail settings. With strong partners such as REWE and Penny, Bauhaus, DM, Globus, Hagebau and many more besides, we are bringing charging infrastructure to places where the car is parked anyway – while shopping in the supermarket, drugstore or home improvement center. In the EnBW mobility+ app, customers can always find the nearest available charging point and search for suitable charging locations with the aid of practical filters, such as the radius search.
Even though electric vehicles (EVs) are not fully emission-free, internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) are unable to compete when it comes to the overall emission figures. That is the finding of a study published last year by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). It reveals that EVs are now much more climate-friendly than ICEVs thanks to the growing share of renewable energies in the European electricity mix. According to the study, a current mid-range EV produces 73 percent less greenhouse gases over its entire life cycle than a comparable gasoline engine. Although around 40 percent more emissions are initially generated when manufacturing an EV – primarily because of the battery – these are offset after about 17,000 kilometers. According to the ICCT, EV emissions are thus falling faster than previously assumed – a result of the expansion of renewable energy capacity and more efficient battery electric vehicles.
Based on annual mileage of 15,000 km, an average gasoline price of €2 per liter and an average consumption of 7.0 l/100 km, the pure fuel costs work out at €2,310 per year.
Based on the same mileage, an average consumption of 20 kWh/100 km and a kilowatt-hour price of 56 cents using the EnBW mobility+ charging tariff S, the pure charging costs are €1,680 per year.
The EV also clearly beats the ICEV when it comes to maintenance costs.
According to the Federal Network Agency, there are currently 48,729 fast-charging points in Germany (as of January 2026). With 2.2 million fully electric cars currently registered (as of January 2026), just under 45 electric cars share one fast-charging point. If we count all of the roughly 194,000 public charging points in Germany (as of January 2026), then around 11 EVs share one charging point. The equivalent figure for ICEVs is 402 cars per fuel pump.
EVs have become considerably more efficient and suitable for everyday use in recent years – as figures from the ADAC show. Between 2010 and 2024, the average range rose from around 123 to 425 kilometers, more than tripling in the ADAC tests. Charging has evolved in a similar way, with up to 400 kilowatts (kW) of charging power now available at EnBW charging locations. Depending on the model, this means that up to 400 km of range can be added with just a 15-minute charge.
In Germany, fully electric cars are still exempt from vehicle tax until 2030. Owners can also benefit financially from emission-free driving via the GHG quota (greenhouse gas reduction quota). It is easy to apply for the GHG quota by visiting the relevant page on the EnBW website. And there is still a state grant when buying an EV.
EnBW operates more than 8,000 fast-charging points in Germany, the country's largest fast-charging network.
The EnBW HyperNet comprises over 900,000 charging points in 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
EnBW fast-charging locations can be found wherever they are needed: on long-distance routes, in retail settings or in urban areas. What’s more, we offer ultrafast charging up to 400 kW, accessible charging points and much more besides. The radius search in the EnBW mobility+ app makes it even easier to find a charging location.