diff --git a/contribs/ev/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/ev/infrastructure/ChargingInfrastructureUtils.java b/contribs/ev/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/ev/infrastructure/ChargingInfrastructureUtils.java
index e4e7ca5c4fa..1f10fab5e15 100644
--- a/contribs/ev/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/ev/infrastructure/ChargingInfrastructureUtils.java
+++ b/contribs/ev/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/ev/infrastructure/ChargingInfrastructureUtils.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public class ChargingInfrastructureUtils{
 
 	private ChargingInfrastructureUtils(){} // do not instantiate
 
+	public static ChargingInfrastructureSpecification createChargingInfrastructureSpecification() {
+		return new ChargingInfrastructureSpecificationDefaultImpl();
+	}
+
 	public static ChargingInfrastructure createChargingInfrastructure(
 			ChargingInfrastructureSpecification infrastructureSpecification, Function<Id<Link>, Link> linkProvider,
 			ChargingLogic.Factory chargingLogicFactory) {