EU: Up to 6.8 million public car charging points will be required by 2030

An integrated network of up to 6.8 million public charging points will be required across the EU by 2030, to achieve the 55% reduction in CO2 emissions proposed by the European Commission. However, this target is far from the 300,000 charging points available today and it is therefore quite clear that the effort to increase the points should be greatly enhanced.

All this when in the next period the Member States are going to take a position on the proposed Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). That is why ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association), in collaboration with McKinsey and many other associations active in the field of electric vehicles, has developed the European master plan for charging electric vehicles. Under the plan, a network of up to 6.8 million public charging points will be required across the EU by 2030 to achieve a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions from car pollutants.

However, the latest data show that almost 70% of all charging points are located in only four EU countries, with the remaining 30% being spread across 23 countries. Given that public truck-specific charging stations are virtually non-existent today, the rapid development of a charger network in the near future is considered impossible. The analysis also showed that 10% of truck frequented locations in Europe accounted for 50% of all truck stops.

“A major challenge facing our industry is the ongoing supply chain downtime. These problems, which started during the COVID pandemic and are exacerbated by the current geopolitical environment, affect the availability and cost of components, with prices literally “Unfortunately, these disruptions are expected to continue for several years. “They come largely from outside Europe,” said Eric-Mark Huitema, ACEA’s Director General.

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