Filenews 28 March 2023
The European Union reached an agreement between the European Parliament and 27 member states for the immediate expansion of the network of electric chargers and hydrogen supply stations within the next few years, in order to facilitate the transition away from internal combustion engines.
The agreement includes charging stations for electric vehicles at least every 60 km across the main road network of the 27 member states until 2026, while for trucks the corresponding distance will be every 120 km - with a time horizon in this case 2028.
By 2031, hydrogen refuelling stations should be available every at least 200 km.
The agreement comes in the same week that a compromise was reached, according to which all new cars sold from 2035 in the EU will be zero-footprint. The significant lack of charging infrastructure is considered one of the key factors holding back the transition to climate-neutral mobility.
The new rules "will ensure that driving and charging a new generation car will be as simple and convenient as driving a vehicle that burns fossil fuels," said Ismail Ertug, one of the MEPs involved in the negotiations. "We need to decarbonise the industry, which is still largely responsible for emissions."
