Croatia has taken a noticeable step up in motorway charging. New ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers have been put into operation on the A1 and A3 motorways, Bytes Europe reports, with some units delivering as much as 400 kW — a power class that can add substantial range in the time it takes for a coffee break, and a sign that the region's key transit routes are catching up with the fastest public networks in Western Europe.

The expansion fits a broader growth curve. According to analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of connected EV charging points in Europe and North America reached an estimated 12.9 million units in 2025 and is forecast to climb to 36 million by 2030. That figure should not be read as a correction of the 1.2 million public charge points in Europe reported recently on these pages: Berg Insight counts connected installations — including private and workplace units — across two continents, a far broader metric. Both numbers, however, point in the same direction: the network is expanding quickly.

Charging is also extending beyond passenger cars. Milence has opened a heavy-duty EV charging hub in Belgium featuring MCS (Megawatt Charging System) technology, boosting fast charging for electric trucks in key logistics corridors. For Eastern European carriers weighing zero-emission routes toward Western markets, corridor coverage of this kind is one of the preconditions for putting electric trucks to work at scale.

Demand, meanwhile, continues to build. InsideEVs reports that EV sales are up in nearly every EU country and that electric cars could surpass hybrids very soon. Growing motorway coverage — from 400 kW car chargers in Croatia to megawatt-scale hubs for trucks — steadily removes one of the last practical barriers for hesitant private buyers and fleet operators alike.

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