A study shows that the European Union must install 14,000 public charging points for electric cars every week. A figure that contrasts with the 2,000 charging points currently deployed each week. If the expansion of the recharging network is not accelerated, it will be impossible to achieve the CO2 reduction targets set for the year 2030.
The European Commission has established a very clear roadmap. The internal combustion engine has an expiration date, which means that, for Brussels, the future passes, inevitably, through the battery-powered electric car. All this without losing sight of hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Now, to massify and make an environment in which the electric vehicle is the majority purchase choice a reality, it is necessary to have a wide charging network.
From the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA for its acronym in English) echoes a new study that highlights the need to accelerate the deployment of this network of charging points for electric cars. But, in what situation do we find ourselves today? Fewer than 2,000 public charging points are being installed weekly in the EU. Very far from the levels at which we should find ourselves to meet the CO2 reduction targets set by Europe.
Europe needs almost 7 million public charging points
The call made by the ACEA urges all member states of the European Union to urgently step up investments in infrastructure for electric-charged cars, vans, trucks and buses. The automotive industry in Europe is already placing a significant number of low or zero emission vehicles on the market. However, while supply is increasing rapidly, the expansion of the charging network has not.
In the last half decade, sales of cars with electric charge (plug-in hybrids and 100% electric) multiplied by 10, reaching 1.7 million units last year (or 18% of the total market). The number of public chargers in the EU multiplied by 2.5 in the same period of time.
A new study exposes “the shame” of the true bet that the EU is making for the battery-powered electric vehicle as far as the recharging network is concerned. The study points out that Up to 6.8 million public charging points will be needed across the EU by 2030 to achieve the proposed 55% CO2 reduction for the passenger car market. This figure is almost double that raised by the European Commission.
Electric trucks will need 279,000 charging points in 2030
The charging point targets for 2030 brought to weekly deployment translate into the need to install 14,000 public charging points for all vehicle segments compared to the less than 2,000 currently being commissioned.
The new research work estimates the annual costs of public charging infrastructure at 8,000 million euros, around 16% of the investment allocated to the implementation of the 5G network and high-speed internet networks.
This study also goes a step further, ensuring that the demand for charging points will vary depending on the type of vehicle. The Electric trucks will need 279,000 charging points by 2030, of which 84% will be in the fleet centers themselves. The rest of the charging points will be predominantly public, fast on the road (36,000) and public night-time charging points (9,000).
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ACEA