Four key questions for electric-car drivers, answered in one place

For new electric-car drivers, the first question is usually simple: where can the vehicle be charged? With experience, the concerns shift to charging speed, payment costs and how to combine home and public charging without juggling several systems.

Lithuania’s growing electric-car fleet is driving that change. Regitra data showed more than 30,000 battery-electric vehicles in the M1 and N1 categories registered in the country on Aug. 1, nearly 25% more than at the beginning of the year. During the summer, the national fast-charging network also recorded weekly records, with the amount of energy delivered more than doubling from the same period a year earlier.

The Ignitis ON network now has 872 charging stations in the Baltic states, 686 of them classified as fast chargers. In Lithuania, the network covers 98% of the country, with no driver needing to travel more than 30 kilometers to reach the nearest station. Nationally, more than 5,700 publicly accessible charging points were operating in March, according to the public charging-access information system.

The company’s latest charging park opened in May at Vėjukai, near Raseiniai and roughly halfway along the busy A1 route between Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. Its six stations can deliver up to 400 kilowatts, although actual charging speed depends on the vehicle. Up to 12 vehicles can charge at once, and the site supports both 400-volt and 800-volt vehicle architectures.

The park is also designed for electric trucks, buses and cars towing trailers. Drivers can use a children’s playground, outdoor exercise equipment, a nearby restaurant and a hotel while charging. The site is lit, monitored around the clock by cameras and adapted for people with disabilities. Ignitis ON says its app displays stations across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in one place, with real-time information on availability.

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A convenient electric-car experience depends on how the charging network, energy solutions and digital tools work together. We are therefore developing them as one ecosystem, so drivers can plan a journey, charge their car and pay easily.