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This Week in Charging

Your weekly briefing on EV charging — the moves, numbers, and stories that mattered.

A Munich Judge Read AFIR. The Roaming Markup Became Damages.
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A Munich Judge Read AFIR. The Roaming Markup Became Damages.

By Chargalytics · October 9, 2026

Munich ruled EWE Go's 84-cent roaming rate illegal under AFIR, with damages back to 2024. Vietnam ordered public chargers open by 2027, and the EV fleet outgrew the network for the first time.

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Ampol Bought Evie. Geely Bought In. BP Got Out.
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Ampol Bought Evie. Geely Bought In. BP Got Out.

By Chargalytics · October 2, 2026

Geely took 30% of NIO Power, Ampol paid A$225m for Evie, BP sold its French network and Switzerland folded four brands into one. China's chargers run at 5-6% utilisation.

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Chargers Hit 2.25 MW. The Grid Learned to Say Maybe.
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Chargers Hit 2.25 MW. The Grid Learned to Say Maybe.

By Chargalytics · September 25, 2026

Geely took the charger to 2,250 kW, BYD hit 2,000 expressway stations early, and Australia and the UK found the cheaper grid connection: the one the network can turn down.

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Tesla Priced the Megacharger. Daimler Priced the Fine.
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Tesla Priced the Megacharger. Daimler Priced the Fine.

By Chargalytics · September 18, 2026

Germany started on 1,800 megawatt truck chargers, Tesla put a €163,000 price on one, and Daimler put €1.2bn on missing the EU truck target, then blamed the chargers.

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The Megawatt Came to Berlin. The Money Went Grocery Shopping.
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The Megawatt Came to Berlin. The Money Went Grocery Shopping.

By Chargalytics · September 11, 2026

Alpitronic put 1 MW on a Berlin show floor, ChargePoint demoed 600 kW a fortnight after calling the race overblown, and EVgo, Walmart and ChargeZone put the money where cars actually park.

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The Truck Lobby Wants 35,000 Chargers. Europe Has 730.
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The Truck Lobby Wants 35,000 Chargers. Europe Has 730.

By Chargalytics · September 4, 2026

Europe's truck lobby wants 35,000 megawatt chargers by 2030; the EU has 730. America needs up to 429,000 and has 368. Five governments drew a corridor anyway.

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BYD Built 10,000 Megawatt Stations. Ghana Blew Its Transformers.
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BYD Built 10,000 Megawatt Stations. Ghana Blew Its Transformers.

By Chargalytics · August 28, 2026

BYD doubled its 1.5 MW network to 10,000 stations in five months, Europe found €1bn for truck charging it cannot yet spend, and Ghana's fast chargers started blowing transformers.

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Britain Blinked, France Got Robbed, China Culled the Cowboys
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Britain Blinked, France Got Robbed, China Culled the Cowboys

By Chargalytics · August 21, 2026

The UK asked whether it should require fewer EVs, copper thieves stripped 650 French charging stations, and China's new certification rule threatens roughly 30% of its small charger makers.

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Sinopec Ripped Out the Pumps. Fastned Ripped Up the Excuses.
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Sinopec Ripped Out the Pumps. Fastned Ripped Up the Excuses.

By Chargalytics · August 14, 2026

Fastned hit 48% station margins, Sinopec dug up a Shanghai petrol station for 1,500 kW BYD chargers, and France's install rate fell 27%.

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Brussels and Beijing Agree. India Approved 6,562 Chargers, Built None.
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Brussels and Beijing Agree. India Approved 6,562 Chargers, Built None.

By Chargalytics · August 7, 2026

The EU and China published near-identical grid plans days apart, India installed zero of 6,562 approved chargers, and EVgo put its own logo on Tesla Superchargers.

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Everyone's Writing the Rulebook. Florida's Writing Flying Car Cheques.
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Everyone's Writing the Rulebook. Florida's Writing Flying Car Cheques.

By Chargalytics · July 31, 2026

Vietnam mandates national charging standards, Malaysia refuses to regulate prices, Australia fights over who owns the kerb — and Florida redirects $197m of charger money to flying taxis.

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Built It. Now Figure Out How to Bill It.
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Built It. Now Figure Out How to Bill It.

By Chargalytics · July 24, 2026

EU smashes its own charging targets by 180%, Tesla fires up 1.2 MW Megachargers, and China's operators pivot from selling electrons to selling grid services.

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The Bill Comes Due
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The Bill Comes Due

By Chargalytics · July 17, 2026

Charging module costs spike in China, the UK taxes EV miles, the US slows deployment, and Germany mandates chargers in new buildings with more than a few parking spaces.

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Everyone's Selling, Everyone's Buying, Nobody's Standing Still
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Everyone's Selling, Everyone's Buying, Nobody's Standing Still

By Chargalytics · July 10, 2026

Europe's charging market reshuffles ownership in a single week as Cubos, Powerdot, and Mobility House snap up assets from retreating energy majors.

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Germany Builds for Megawatts While Losing Money on Kilowatts
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Germany Builds for Megawatts While Losing Money on Kilowatts

By Chargalytics · July 3, 2026

Germany greenlights 1MW truck charging as operators bleed cash, GRIDSERVE turns EBITDA-positive, and China targets 40M chargers by 2030.

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Swaptopus Arrives, VW Exits Fast Chargers, and Everyone Wants a Megawatt
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Swaptopus Arrives, VW Exits Fast Chargers, and Everyone Wants a Megawatt

By Chargalytics · June 26, 2026

CATL and Octopus launch Swaptopus for European truck battery-swapping while VW quits fast-charger manufacturing and Alpitronic hits 1 MW.

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1,500 kilowatts and zero installed chargers
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1,500 kilowatts and zero installed chargers

By Chargalytics · June 20, 2026

This Week in Charging: BYD brings 1,500 kW chargers to Europe, Massachusetts installs zero with $64M, the UK wobbles on its EV mandate, and East Africa surges ahead.

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