The European Union would need eight times more charging points per year between now and 2030 to meet the CO2 emissions reduction targets, according to one of the conclusions of a study published this Monday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). ).
The report reveals that there is an “alarming” gap between the current availability of public charging points for electric cars in the EU and what will be needed in reality to meet CO2 reduction targets.
Acea explains that sales of electric cars in the EU grew three times faster than the installation of charging points between 2017 and 2023. Therefore, looking ahead, the EU will need eight times more charging points per year between now and 2023. 2030, according to industry estimates.
Last year, just over 150,000 public charging points were installed across the EU (less than 3,000 per week on average), reaching a total of more than 630,000.
According to the European Commission, 3.5 million charging points should be installed by 2030. Reaching this target would mean installing around 410,000 public charging points per year (or almost 8,000 per week), almost three times the last annual installation rate .
However, Acea estimates that 8.8 million charging points will be needed by 2030. To reach this figure it would be necessary to install 1.2 million chargers per year (or more than 22,000 per week), eight times the last installation rate annual.
“We need mass adoption of electric cars in all EU countries to achieve Europe’s ambitious CO2 reduction targets. This will not happen without widespread availability of public charging infrastructure across the region,” said the CEO. by Acea, Sigrid de Vries.
De Vries also adds that “this ‘infrastructure gap’ risks widening in the future, to a much greater extent than the European Commission estimates.”
Therefore, it concludes that “investments in public charging infrastructure urgently need to be increased if we want to close the infrastructure gap and meet climate goals.”
