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To achieve the carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction targets, up to 14,000 public recharging points would have to be installed for all vehicle segments every week throughout the European Union, compared to the current less than 2,000, according to the Infrastructure Plan of Recharging of Electric Vehicles.
These are the estimates made by ACEA, the Association that brings together the main vehicle manufacturers in Europe. From this organization they estimate that it will be necessary to invest up to 280,000 million euros in the installation of public and private charging points, in the improvement of the electrical network and in the creation of capacity for the production of renewable energy by the year 2030.
It is estimated that up to 6.8 million public charging points would be needed across the EU in 2030 to account for the 55% reduction in CO2 emissions from passenger cars.
This figure is almost double that presented by the European Commission in its proposal for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), which is currently being negotiated in the European Parliament and Council.
According to ACEA, despite the large initial investments, they only represent a fraction of the total investments in comparable infrastructure projects, and would bring enormous environmental benefits.
“The main challenge now is to convince all Member States to speed up the pace of deployment of the necessary infrastructure. We absolutely need an ambitious conclusion to the AFIR proposal, both in terms of its timetable and the targets it sets for each EU country,” said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of ACEA and CEO of the BMW Group.
The study estimates that the annual costs of public charging infrastructure amount to 8,000 million euros, around 16% of the investment in 5G networks and high-speed Internet.
On the other hand, the locations, space and power levels required for heavy-duty infrastructure are substantially different from passenger cars.
Thus, trucks will need 279,000 recharging points by 2030, of which 84% will be in fleet centers. The rest of the charging points will be predominantly public, fast along the highway, around 36,000, and public night charging points, around 9,000.
In the case of buses, a total of 56,000 charging points will be needed by 2030, of which 92% will be in fleet centers.
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