Global growth in global charging infrastructure is not keeping up with driver demand, new figures indicate.

ChargePoint says demand for charging is outpacing charger rollout

Global charging solutions firm ChargePoint analysed data from more than 100 million EV charging sessions that the company enabled in the last year, and found demand for charging is outpacing charger rollout.

Whether charging demand is evaluated by volume or utilisation, the data shows that charging sessions are outpacing new charger installation. In 2025, the volume of ChargePoint-enabled charging sessions rose 34%, outpacing the number of new ports which grew by 16%.

Even with the addition of 190,000 more charging ports on the ChargePoint network, charger utilisation still outstripped the growth of new ports by almost 20%.

Automotive industry data indicates that global EV sales increased 20% in 2025, with European sales growing 33% and the US experiencing its second-best year of EV sales ever.

ChargePoint said the data demonstrates that the number of EVs on the road is growing faster than the charging infrastructure needed to support them.

And the EV charging solutions provider has warned that the bottleneck may get worse in 2026 unless the rate of charger installation increases.

“ChargePoint believes we have entered the next phase of EV adoption. Nearly 60% of the 19.3 billion electric miles we’ve enabled in nearly 18 years took place over the most recent two years,” said Rick Wilmer, chief executive officer.

“New EV sales are no longer the primary benchmark for charger demand, it is the total number of EVs on the road. Those installing chargers in 2026 should see accelerated ROI because of this utilisation pressure.”

Today, ChargePoint gives EV drivers access to more than 900,000 roaming ports in addition to approximately 375,000 public and private ports that ChargePoint directly manages.

More than a million EV drivers now use ChargePoint on a monthly basis. Data also reveals that vehicles identified as plug-in hybrids in the ChargePoint app make up some 16% of all commercial AC charging sessions.

Since 2007, the company estimates it has helped avoid the use of 714 million gallons of petrol. In the process, it estimates it has helped drivers avoid more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in gasoline costs and more than 4.5 million metric tons of GHG emissions.