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Massive rise in EV charging points needed to reach EU climate goals, analysis finds
(EurActiv, 8 Jan 2020) Europe needs a fifteen-fold increase in electric vehicle public charging points by 2030 to support the EU’s goal of becoming “climate neutral” by mid-century, according to new research published today (8 January).
Some 3 million public charging points will have to be available by 2030 in order to sustain the rise in electric vehicles needed for Europe’s long-term climate objectives, according to a new report by green campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E).
Assuming 44 million electric vehicles are on European roads by 2030 that means a fifteen-fold increase on the 185,000 public chargers currently available in the EU, the research found.
This is slightly more than what Brussels has in mind.
“The European Commission talks about 1 million public chargers for 2025 while we calculate 3 million in 2030 and 1.2-1.3 million in 2025 depending on the scenario,” says Lucien Mathieu, e-mobility analyst at T&E, who is the main author of the report.
“The Commission’s estimate for the number of public chargers is on the conservative side,” Mathieu told EURACTIV. Indeed, T&E assumes more and more EV buyers will have to rely solely on public charging because they have no private parking available.
Both T&E and the Commission agree however that around 13 million electric vehicles will be on European roads by 2025, although the EU executives also includes “low-emission vehicles” such as hydrogen fuel cell cars into the mix.
EurActiv, 8 Jan 2020: Massive rise in EV charging points needed to reach EU climate goals, analysis finds
