{"id":195191,"date":"2026-10-06T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=195191"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:59:52","slug":"ev-road-trip-to-albania-plenty-of-chargers-too-many-apps-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/2026\/10\/06\/ev-road-trip-to-albania-plenty-of-chargers-too-many-apps-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Road trip en voiture \u00e9lectrique en Albanie : des bornes de recharge en abondance, mais trop d'applications (2e partie)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apr\u00e8s avoir parcouru 4 157 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 travers neuf pays, nous avons rarement eu du mal \u00e0 trouver une prise \u00e9lectrique et avons rarement d\u00fb faire la queue. Mais la multitude de cartes de recharge, d\u2019applications, de tarifs et de syst\u00e8mes de paiement en Europe peut encore transformer un simple arr\u00eat pour recharger en un casse-t\u00eate inutile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u2019est sans doute un serveur d\u2019un bar de Gjirokast\u00ebr qui a le mieux r\u00e9sum\u00e9 la situation de la recharge des v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques en Europe en 2026. Comme nous l\u2019avons d\u00e9crit dans la premi\u00e8re partie, nous avons trouv\u00e9 sans grande difficult\u00e9 une borne de recharge Vega, mais nous n\u2019avons pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 l\u2019activer avec aucune de nos cartes. La borne exigeait la carte RFID propre \u00e0 Vega.<\/p>\n

C'est alors qu'un serveur du bar-restaurant voisin est arriv\u00e9 avec la carte de l'\u00e9tablissement. Il a mis le chargeur en marche et, une fois la recharge termin\u00e9e, a v\u00e9rifi\u00e9 la quantit\u00e9 d'\u00e9nergie consomm\u00e9e. Nous avons r\u00e9gl\u00e9 la facture d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 au bar en m\u00eame temps que nos bi\u00e8res. Probl\u00e8me r\u00e9solu.<\/p>\n

C'\u00e9tait charmant, un peu surr\u00e9aliste et tout \u00e0 fait efficace. Mais cela illustrait bien ce que nous avons constat\u00e9 \u00e0 maintes reprises au cours de notre voyage de trois semaines : l'Europe dispose de plus en plus des moyens techniques n\u00e9cessaires. Le probl\u00e8me, c'est toujours l'interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Carte Kia, application, carte de cr\u00e9dit\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Lorsqu'elle \u00e9tait accept\u00e9e, notre carte Kia Charge \u00e9tait de loin la solution la plus simple : s'identifier, se connecter et recharger. Mais elle n'\u00e9tait pas accept\u00e9e partout.<\/p>\n

Ailleurs, nous avions besoin d\u2019applications ou de comptes sp\u00e9cifiques \u00e0 chaque op\u00e9rateur, notamment PPC Blue en Gr\u00e8ce, iCharge et Vega en Albanie, ainsi que Tesla en Allemagne. Cela impliquait g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de t\u00e9l\u00e9charger une autre application, de cr\u00e9er un compte et d\u2019enregistrer une carte bancaire avant de pouvoir recharger son v\u00e9hicule.<\/p>\n

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Il nous arrivait parfois de pouvoir payer directement par virement bancaire ou par carte bancaire, ce qui, du point de vue d'un conducteur, correspond exactement \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on dont toute borne de recharge publique devrait fonctionner.<\/p>\n

La d\u00e9pendance aux applications pose un autre probl\u00e8me : il faut disposer d'une connexion Internet. Cela est particuli\u00e8rement important en dehors de la zone d'itin\u00e9rance de l'UE. Pour \u00e9viter des frais d'itin\u00e9rance potentiellement \u00e9lev\u00e9s en Albanie et en Suisse, nous avons utilis\u00e9 une eSIM temporaire en plus de notre carte SIM habituelle.<\/p>\n

Cela s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e9tonnamment utile : si un chargeur exigeait soudainement une autre application, nous pouvions la t\u00e9l\u00e9charger, nous inscrire et activer la session sur-le-champ. La connectivit\u00e9 mobile est discr\u00e8tement devenue un \u00e9l\u00e9ment \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re de l'infrastructure europ\u00e9enne de recharge des v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques.<\/p>\n

Albanie : l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 est disponible, mais son acc\u00e8s est moins assur\u00e9<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sarand\u00eb, une station baln\u00e9aire en plein essor situ\u00e9e sur la Riviera albanaise, a illustr\u00e9 la diff\u00e9rence entre trouver un chargeur et l'utiliser r\u00e9ellement.<\/p>\n

La prise CCS2 du chargeur rapide \u00e9tait occup\u00e9e par un v\u00e9hicule de livraison local, ce qui nous a oblig\u00e9s \u00e0 utiliser le mode CA. Au d\u00e9but, aucune de nos cartes habituelles ne parvenait \u00e0 l'activer. Puis, apr\u00e8s quelques essais, la session s'est soudainement lanc\u00e9e malgr\u00e9 tout. D'apr\u00e8s ce que nous avons pu constater par la suite, nous n'avons jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 factur\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Gjirokast\u00ebr a propos\u00e9 la solution du serveur et de la carte Vega. Aucune de ces deux exp\u00e9riences ne peut \u00eatre qualifi\u00e9e de paiement \u00ab sans heurts \u00bb. Pourtant, les deux ont fonctionn\u00e9.<\/p>\n

La diff\u00e9rence en termes de densit\u00e9 de bornes de recharge \u00e9tait consid\u00e9rable. En ao\u00fbt 2026, l'Allemagne comptait plus de 212 000 bornes de recharge publiques, l'Italie pr\u00e8s de 85 000 et la Suisse plus de 18 000. La Gr\u00e8ce, quant \u00e0 elle, a d\u00e9pass\u00e9 les 10 000 bornes accessibles au public, r\u00e9parties sur 4 300 sites.<\/p>\n

L'Albanie ne dispose pas d'un registre public aussi complet, et son r\u00e9seau reste bien moins dense, en particulier en dehors des principaux centres urbains et axes routiers.<\/p>\n

Pourtant, au cours de notre voyage, le principal probl\u00e8me n\u2019\u00e9tait pas l\u2019autonomie de la batterie. Il s\u2019agissait plut\u00f4t de disposer d\u2019informations fiables et d\u2019un acc\u00e8s facile aux bornes de recharge d\u00e9j\u00e0 en place.<\/p>\n

Gr\u00e8ce : un aper\u00e7u des deux extr\u00eames<\/strong><\/h4>\n

De l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la fronti\u00e8re, la Gr\u00e8ce donnait une impression de bien plus de maturit\u00e9. On voyait de plus en plus de bornes de recharge appara\u00eetre dans les stations-service, les supermarch\u00e9s et les restaurants situ\u00e9s le long des routes secondaires les plus fr\u00e9quent\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

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\u00c0 Igoumenitsa, une recharge de 60 kW s'est parfaitement int\u00e9gr\u00e9e \u00e0 une halte au supermarch\u00e9. \u00c0 la marina de Lefkada, une borne PPC Blue HPC de 180 kW a d\u00e9montr\u00e9 \u00e0 quel point la recharge rapide pouvait se faire en toute simplicit\u00e9 : l'EV6 a r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 31,7 kWh en environ 12 minutes, en absorbant bri\u00e8vement une puissance d'environ 160 kW.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 Eleousa, cependant, nous avons constat\u00e9 tout le contraire. Un chargeur CC de 150 kW situ\u00e9 \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 avait \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9, mais n\u2019\u00e9tait pas encore op\u00e9rationnel ; nous avons donc opt\u00e9 pour une solution CA. Pour cela, il a fallu utiliser l\u2019application PPC Blue et proc\u00e9der \u00e0 une nouvelle inscription avant de pouvoir recharger 5,849 kWh.<\/p>\n

Encore une fois, ce n'\u00e9tait pas la port\u00e9e qui posait probl\u00e8me, mais l'\u00e9tat de pr\u00e9paration et la mise en service des infrastructures.<\/p>\n

La lenteur peut co\u00fbter plus cher que la rapidit\u00e9<\/strong><\/h4>\n

La transparence des prix constituait un autre point faible. Les bornes de recharge en courant continu indiquaient g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement leurs tarifs de mani\u00e8re relativement claire. La recharge en courant alternatif, notamment dans les h\u00f4tels, \u00e9tait beaucoup plus opaque : il \u00e9tait souvent difficile, voire impossible, de conna\u00eetre les prix \u00e0 l'avance.<\/p>\n

Dans notre h\u00f4tel \u00e0 Anc\u00f4ne, la recharge lente en courant alternatif co\u00fbtait environ 0,80 \u20ac\/kWh, soit plus cher que de nombreuses bornes de recharge rapide en courant continu. \u00c0 Castel San Pietro Terme, en revanche, nous avons pay\u00e9 26,74 \u20ac pour 30,7 kWh sur un chargeur de 300 kW, soit environ 0,87 \u20ac\/kWh. C'est certes cher, mais aussi tr\u00e8s rapide.<\/p>\n

Dans d\u2019autres h\u00f4tels, la recharge nocturne est gratuite. En d\u2019autres termes, la vitesse de recharge n\u2019est pas un indicateur fiable du prix. Le prix au kWh n\u2019est pas non plus le seul \u00e9l\u00e9ment \u00e0 prendre en compte : un chargeur un peu plus cher, utilis\u00e9 pendant que l\u2019on mange, que l\u2019on fait du shopping ou que l\u2019on dort, ne fait pratiquement pas perdre de temps pendant les vacances.<\/p>\n

Le paradoxe des chargeurs d'h\u00f4tel<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Malgr\u00e9 des tarifs parfois peu transparents, la recharge nocturne est devenue notre solution pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e. Un chargeur de 11 kW peut sembler lent \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u2019une borne HPC de 300 kW, mais cela n\u2019a gu\u00e8re d\u2019importance si la voiture reste gar\u00e9e pendant huit ou dix heures.<\/p>\n

Branchez-vous, d\u00eenez, dormez, puis partez le lendemain matin avec une batterie charg\u00e9e. En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, il n'y a pas d'arr\u00eat pour recharger du tout.<\/p>\n

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Recharge nocturne dans le parking souterrain de l'h\u00f4tel Qube Bahnhof \u00e0 Heidelberg : un jeu d'enfant \/NMN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Le plus gros probl\u00e8me, c'est de comprendre ce qu'un h\u00f4tel entend par \u2018 recharge de v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques \u2019. Les plateformes de r\u00e9servation telles que Booking.com permettent de filtrer les h\u00f4tels qui proposent ce service, mais indiquent rarement le nombre de bornes disponibles, leur puissance, s'il est possible de les r\u00e9server ou encore leur co\u00fbt.<\/p>\n

Comme nous r\u00e9servions g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement seulement un jour \u00e0 l'avance, nous avons eu recours \u00e0 des recherches assist\u00e9es par l'IA pour aller au-del\u00e0 des plateformes de r\u00e9servation et consulter les sites web des h\u00f4tels ainsi que d'autres sources. Lorsque cela s'av\u00e9rait n\u00e9cessaire, nous contactions l'h\u00f4tel pour obtenir confirmation.<\/p>\n

M\u00eame l\u00e0, nous avons eu des surprises. \u00c0 notre h\u00f4tel d'Igoumenitsa, la borne de recharge pour v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques annonc\u00e9e s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9e n'\u00eatre qu'une rallonge branch\u00e9e sur une prise domestique standard. Nous avons donc d\u00e9clin\u00e9 l'offre et avons utilis\u00e9 \u00e0 la place un chargeur public \u00e0 courant continu le lendemain matin.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 l'h\u00f4tel Europa de Riva del Garda, le chargeur fonctionnait parfaitement, mais un autre client utilisait le seul exemplaire disponible \u00e0 l'h\u00f4tel. Nous avons d\u00fb attendre environ deux heures avant de pouvoir brancher notre appareil.<\/p>\n

Le lendemain matin, nous avons remarqu\u00e9 plusieurs bornes de recharge publiques \u00e0 courant continu situ\u00e9es \u00e0 \u00e0 peine 100 m\u00e8tres de l\u00e0. Parfois, le probl\u00e8me de recharge tient simplement \u00e0 un manque d'informations.<\/p>\n

Et les files d'attente ?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Il n'y en a pratiquement pas eu. En trois semaines et sur 4 157 kilom\u00e8tres, nous n'avons jamais d\u00fb faire la queue devant une borne de recharge publique parce que toutes les bornes \u00e9taient occup\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Certes, nous avons voyag\u00e9 en septembre, en dehors de la p\u00e9riode de forte affluence des vacances d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 ; mais les week-ends de forte affluence en juillet et ao\u00fbt peuvent tout de m\u00eame exercer une pression consid\u00e9rable sur les axes de recharge tr\u00e8s fr\u00e9quent\u00e9s. Les exemples les plus proches \u00e9taient le connecteur CCS2 occup\u00e9 \u00e0 Sarand\u00eb et le seul chargeur de l\u2019h\u00f4tel \u00e0 Riva.<\/p>\n

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Le temps de recharge n'est pas toujours du temps perdu : \u00e0 Livigno, l'EV6 se rechargeait \u00e0 161 kW sur une borne 50%, ce qui laissait juste le temps de boire un verre avant de reprendre la route \/NMN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cela va \u00e0 l'encontre de l'id\u00e9e re\u00e7ue selon laquelle les longs trajets en v\u00e9hicule \u00e9lectrique impliquent in\u00e9vitablement de longues attentes pour recharger la batterie. Nous n'avons pas pass\u00e9 nos vacances \u00e0 nous d\u00e9placer nerveusement d'une borne de recharge \u00e0 l'autre, et la plupart du temps pass\u00e9 \u00e0 recharger n'\u00e9tait de toute fa\u00e7on pas vraiment du temps perdu : nous faisions du shopping, nous mangions, nous prenions un caf\u00e9 ou nous dormions.<\/p>\n

Nous avons pass\u00e9 beaucoup plus de temps \u00e0 nous demander quelle application ou quelle carte un chargeur attendait.<\/p>\n

M\u00eame la navigation pourrait \u00eatre am\u00e9lior\u00e9e<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Le logiciel de navigation a ajout\u00e9 une nouvelle dimension \u00e0 l'\u00e9quation. Le syst\u00e8me de navigation bas\u00e9 sur HERE int\u00e9gr\u00e9 \u00e0 notre EV6 pouvait afficher les bornes de recharge, ainsi que des informations utiles sur le type de connecteur et leur disponibilit\u00e9. L'application Kia sur notre iPhone nous permettait \u00e9galement de rechercher des bornes de recharge \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 et d'envoyer des destinations \u00e0 la voiture.<\/p>\n

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Mais il y avait un hic. Pour ce voyage, nous avons pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 utiliser TomTom GO via Apple CarPlay, car il g\u00e9rait nettement mieux nos itin\u00e9raires touristiques comportant de nombreux points de passage interm\u00e9diaires que le syst\u00e8me Kia ou Google Maps.<\/p>\n

Pour envoyer un chargeur depuis l'application Kia, il fallait donc basculer vers le syst\u00e8me de navigation de la voiture ou utiliser deux syst\u00e8mes de navigation en m\u00eame temps. Sinon, il fallait trouver les informations utiles sur la recharge dans Kia\/HERE, puis rechercher \u00e0 nouveau le m\u00eame lieu dans TomTom.<\/p>\n

TomTom GO \u00e9tait capable de rep\u00e9rer les bornes de recharge situ\u00e9es le long de notre itin\u00e9raire et d'ajouter sans difficult\u00e9 celle que nous pr\u00e9f\u00e9rions. Cependant, d'apr\u00e8s notre exp\u00e9rience, l'application ne nous fournissait que peu d'informations utiles concernant le type de courant (CA ou CC), la puissance de recharge ou leur disponibilit\u00e9 actuelle.<\/p>\n

Une fois de plus, les informations \u00e9taient bien l\u00e0, mais pas forc\u00e9ment dans le syst\u00e8me que nous souhaitions utiliser.<\/p>\n

La pi\u00e8ce manquante<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Le r\u00e9seau europ\u00e9en de bornes de recharge a consid\u00e9rablement \u00e9volu\u00e9. L'exp\u00e9rience utilisateur n'a toutefois pas encore tout \u00e0 fait suivi le rythme.<\/p>\n

Le prochain d\u00e9fi ne consiste donc pas simplement \u00e0 installer davantage de bornes de recharge. Il s'agit de rendre celles qui existent d\u00e9j\u00e0 aussi simples \u00e0 utiliser et \u00e0 payer qu'une pompe \u00e0 essence \u2013 notamment gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des affichages clairs des tarifs en bord de route, afin que les conducteurs sachent combien ils vont payer avant de brancher leur v\u00e9hicule.<\/p>\n

Dans la troisi\u00e8me partie, le co\u00fbt de notre \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 variait entre la gratuit\u00e9 et pr\u00e8s de 0,90 \u20ac\/kWh. Au bout de 4 157 kilom\u00e8tres, le v\u00e9hicule \u00e9lectrique s'est-il av\u00e9r\u00e9 moins cher que l'essence ou le diesel ?<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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After 4,157 kilometers through nine countries, we rarely struggled to find electricity and rarely had to queue. But Europe\u2019s collection of charging cards, apps, tariffs, and payment systems can still turn a simple charging stop into an unnecessary puzzle. A waiter in a bar in Gjirokast\u00ebr probably provided the best summary of European EV charging in 2026. As we described in Part 1, we found a Vega charger with little difficulty but couldn\u2019t activate it with any of our cards. The charger wanted Vega\u2019s own RFID card. Then a waiter from the neighboring bar-restaurant appeared with the establishment\u2019s card. 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