The European Parliament has passed a binding resolution considering introducing minimum charging infrastructure coverage between stations in both directions of the road
The European Parliament this Wednesday approved a European directive on the implementation of
an infrastructure for alternative fuels (AFIR, for its acronym in English) which creates binding targets for all European Union (EU) countries in terms of the number of electric charging points on each country’s roads.
Specifically, it establishes a minimum coverage of the charging infrastructure that sets the maximum distance between stations in both directions of the road at 60 kilometers, in addition to the fact that public charging points for light vehicles have “sufficient power available”.
As explained to ABC
Citizens MEP Susana Solís, this directive is the first to set binding targets for all Member States when it comes to installing charging points for electric vehicles (light and heavy). It also establishes the principles “to ensure real homogeneity of criteria across the EU in this matter and that each country does not come naturally”.
According to Solís, “we tested in numbers how much this would mean and it is estimated that by 2035 there should be 613,000 points distributed across the country,
when there are currently only 15,772 . to be. The regulation also proposes to install a charger every 60 kilometers by 2035, a milestone which, if I am not mistaken, is also shared by the car industry«.
With this regulation, according to the MEP,
very ambitious initial goals to end fears of charging stations and promote the use of electric vehicles. The law provides for a gradual reduction of these binding targets until they are lifted, at which point the market itself will be able to self-regulate. Solís explains that this kind of measure guarantees “the use of fast chargers, which can be used to charge the vehicle in half an hour. We cannot allow an American or Chinese company to dominate this type of charger and in that sense Spain is
to the row of fast chargers of Europe by only 17%«.
For each electric vehicle, a payload obligation is established that starts at 3KW in case the fleet of electric cars is less than 1% and which would be reduced to 1KW when the implementation of electric cars exceeds 7.5%. As one variable increases, the other will decrease proportionally.
Despite seeing this text as positive, Solís clarifies critical aspects, such as the adoption of an amendment “allowing exemptions for the outermost regions and islands in terms of charging points. We can not
create first-class and second-class territories and it is precisely in the areas of more complex application that it is more important that the binding targets are maintained. The same happens in uninhabited areas«.
from the organization
Transport & Environment (T&E) welcomed the adoption of this directive as, in their view, “the European Parliament has approved the targets for charging electric cars which, if accepted by governments, would ensure that drivers can charge publicly in all corners of Europe by 2025 (electric vehicles) the latest”, emphasizes the organization.
T&E has also emphasized that the directive voted on Wednesday will facilitate this
creating “many charging points” for electric heavy vehicles. “EU countries must have a charging capacity of 2,000 kilowatts per 60 kilometers along the block’s main transport routes by 2025, rising to 5,000 kilowatts by 2030. From 2030, the targets will apply to the entire network and heavy vehicles will be able to fully charge during a mandatory rest. from the driver,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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