Electric car charging points across the island of Malta will almost double in number to 362 by the end of 2021. Also, the charging stations will all be mapped on a mobile application called Charge my Ride, which will also be launched by the end of the year.
According to the local government, the fees to use the charging stations are among the cheapest in Europe and the points will run on what is known as Open Charge Point protocol, which means that the stations will run by multiple operators.
The €3,000,000 investment, which is partly funded by the European Union, will see the number of charging points increase from 196 to 362. Around 202 points will be available by the middle of next month.
What’s more, at least 22 charging stations will be installed with fast points, allowing cars to charge fully within just three quarters of an hour.
Miriam Dalli, energy minister, said that a person who drives around 50 kilometres per day, spends around €30 a week on fuel. If they swapped to an electric car, they would spend significantly less, around €13 per week.