The new regulation will ensure that electric car owners in Europe can travel across the EU and allow them to easily pay for charging their cars, without the need for apps or subscriptions.
EU countries passed a new law on Tuesday that will allow the construction of more electric car chargers and more alternative fuel filling stations along the EU’s main highways.
The new legislation includes specific targets that the EU must achieve by the end of 2025 and by the end of 2030, including the construction of at least 150kW fast-charging stations for cars and vans every 60 kilometers along the EU’s main transport corridors – the so-called Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) network. The network is considered the EU’s main transport corridors.
The EU Council said the stations will start to be operational “from 2025 onwards”.
Heavy vehicles will have to wait longer, with the entire network of charging stations for these vehicles (with a minimum output of 350kW) expected to be in place by 2030.
In the same year, highways will also be equipped with hydrogen filling stations for cars and trucks. At the same time, seaports will need to provide shore power for electric ships.
The Council also wants to make it easier for electric car drivers to pay for charging their cars, enabling them to easily make card payments or use contactless devices without the need for subscriptions or apps.
“This new regulation is a milestone in our ‘Fit for 55′ policy to provide more public charging capacity on European city streets and along motorways,” said Raquel Sánchez Jiménez, Spain’s Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.
“We are optimistic that in the near future citizens will be able to charge their electric cars as easily as at a traditional petrol station.”
The law will come into force across the EU after it is published in the EU Official Journal after the summer, taking effect on the 20th day after publication and applying six months later.
Post time: Aug-07-2024
