Europe could oblige member states to install charging stations
Today, the main obstacle to the development of the electric vehicle is the lack of infrastructure in terms of recharging.To overcome this lack, the European Commission could force the ...
07/11/2022
Today, the main obstacle to the development of the electric vehicle is the lack of infrastructure in terms of recharging.To overcome this lack, the European Commission could force countries to set up a certain number of charging stations on their territory.It is in all the Casle Wish of several associations.
Pas toujours d'accord sur différents sujets, l'Acea (Association des constructeurs automobiles européens), le T & E (Transport & Environnement, qui regroupe des ONG environnementales) et le BEUC (Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs qui défend les consommateurs à Bruxelles) vont adresser un courrier ce jeudi aux commissaires européens concernés (Green Deal, Transport, Marché intérieur, Energie) pour réclamer la mise en place de nouvelles normes contraignantes afin d'accélérer l'installation des bornes de recharge en Europe.
The three organizations offer an objective of 3 million terminals in 2029 (and 1,000 hydrogen stations), with a stage point at 1 million terminals in 2024.They suggest imposing objectives by country (for example, for France, 206,000 in 2024 and 552,000 in 2029), in the form of regulations rather than a directive, to accelerate the transition.
This approach starts from the observation that the weakness of the charging networks is the main obstacle to the development of the electric market, while the models are more and more numerous.The fear of the dry breakdown, still present in many consumers, remains a powerful brake on purchase."It must be as easy to recharge an electric car as to refuel," insists Monique Goyens, director general of the BEUC.Added to this is the fact that today there are 225,000 public terminals in Europe, including two thirds concentrated in three countries: Netherlands (63,000), France (43,000) and Germany (42,000), these figures not taking into account the state of these terminals which are often defective.
The effort required by these associations to Europe is therefore enormous and the colossal financial aspect.According to estimates, to go from 250,000 to 3 million terminals, it would be necessary to invest in total 80 billion euros.In full pandemic, not sure that this subject is considered priority by the Commission.