Elli Offers Access to More than One million charging points in Europe

Electromobility Elli Offers Access to More than One million charging points in Europe

2026-03-09 From | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

The Volkswagen subsidiary Elli is expanding its charging network. Drivers can now access more than 1,000,000 public charging points in 28 European countries. The network has grown by around 55 percent in the last 24 months.

The company offers access to its charging network, which now has more than 1,000,000 charging points across Europe, via the Elli app.(Image: Elli | Volkswagen) — The company offers access to its charging network, which now has more than 1,000,000 charging points across Europe, via the Elli app.
(Image: Elli | Volkswagen)

In Germany, the number of publicly accessible charging points has recently risen by around 17% year-on-year. The fast-charging infrastructure in particular has seen strong growth. However, it is not only in Germany that the charging infrastructure is increasing; the figures are also rising in Europe.

Expansion in Europe

Elli has expanded its network by around 55 percent within two years—from around 650,000 charging points to an initial 900,000 in summer 2025 and now over 1,000,000 charging points in 28 European countries. The Volkswagen subsidiary offers access to its charging network with the Elli app and the Charge&Fuel Card. Recently, Portugal was also connected, meaning that the company now also covers this market. Germany, France and the Netherlands currently account for half of all public charging points in the EU, which also includes the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Turkey and Liechtenstein. The nationwide expansion of the fast-charging infrastructure is the key prerequisite for a faster ramp-up of electromobility. Over 31,000 fast-charging points have been launched in the Elli network in the past twelve months.

Infrastructure Plays A Role in the Purchase Decision

The ramp-up of electromobility can only work if business, politics and society pull together. This is why a nationwide charging infrastructure is extremely important and a key selling point for an electric vehicle. In addition to the sheer number of charging points, the quality of the charging experience is increasingly coming into focus. Elli relies on its Selected Partner Network: a curated network of European charging point operators that are selected according to clearly defined quality criteria. These include an effective high-performance charging infrastructure, high operational reliability and additional on-site amenities such as catering services, sanitary facilities and places to stay.

To continuously improve the user experience, the company regularly brings together European charge point operators (CPOs) for an annual summit. In these structured dialog formats, specific customer problems are addressed and solutions are developed with the aim of making the charging experience in Europe "sustainably more reliable, transparent and user-oriented", according to the Volkswagen subsidiary.

Service Provider Instead of Charging Point Operator

As a mobility service provider (eMSP), Elli does not act as its own charging point operator. The installation, operation and pricing of the charging points are the responsibility of the respective CPOs. In this market environment, tariff-based charging generally offers significant cost advantages compared to ad-hoc charging with a bank card, the prices of which are set by the respective operator. The company wants to create transparency and predictability at this point.

As a charging provider, the company addresses drivers of electric vehicles from all manufacturers and offers a transparently structured tariff model for different charging scenarios: from AC charging points for overnight charging to HPC fast charging infrastructure along long-distance routes. The four tariffs "Base", "Ionity Boost", "Ionity Ultra" and "Premium" apply regardless of the country.

Strategic Cooperation With Sixt

Since March 2024, Elli has also been offering its European charging network and digital mobility services to companies outside the Volkswagen Group. SixT charge, a charging solution fully integrated into the SIXT app, was then developed in close cooperation. This partnership is now being extended. (se)

"Charging deserts" in Europe (Image:Motointegrator/ Datapulse Research)

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