{"id":10738,"date":"2022-03-28T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1383388"},"modified":"2022-03-28T14:44:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:44:22","slug":"the-eu-is-nearly-7-million-ev-chargers-short-of-its-co2-emissions-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10738","title":{"rendered":"The EU is nearly 7 million EV chargers short of its CO2 emissions targets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/shift?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F03%2Feu.jpg&amp;signature=5f0b9e19e8bb87e87b577f0452d979ff\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Last year, sales of electric-chargeable vehicles (<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/ev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVs<\/a> and plug-in hybrids) in the EU saw an impressive tenfold increase, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/fuel-pc\/fuel-types-of-new-cars-battery-electric-9-1-hybrid-19-6-and-petrol-40-0-market-share-full-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">reaching 1.7 million units<\/a> \u2014 or 18% of the total car market. However, the number of public chargers grew by only 2.5 times over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/press-release\/e-mobility-14000-public-charging-points-should-be-installed-weekly-across-eu-new-analysis-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association<\/a> (ACEA), the EU\u2019s current pace in charging infrastructure won\u2019t allow the Union to reach its 2030 green targets, which aim for a 55% CO2 reduction from passenger cars.<\/p>\n<p>Citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/files\/Research-Whitepaper-A-European-EV-Charging-Infrastructure-Masterplan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the latest research by consulting company McKinsey<\/a>, the ACEA proposes the installation of 6.8 million public charging points across the 27-country bloc by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>This means that up to 14,000 chargers for all vehicle segments would need to be installed every week \u2014 compared to the current average that\u2019s less than 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The 6.8-million figure is almost double the one suggested by the European Commission in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/files\/fact_sheet_AFIR_cars_vans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) proposal<\/a>, which is now under negotiation in the European Parliament and Council.<\/p>\n<p>And making the leap from the currently proposed 3.9 million units to 6.8 million units would require an annual investment of $8 billion, according to McKinsey\u2019s estimates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key challenge now is to convince all member states to pick up the pace in deploying the required infrastructure,\u201d said ACEA President and CEO of BMW Group, Oliver Zipse.<\/p>\n<p>Now whether we will see an ambitious conclusion of the AFIR proposal is uncertain, but I sincerely hope that EU leaders will prioritize environmental benefits over cost. Getting more EVs on the road isn\u2019t nearly enough, unless the accompanying infrastructure is able to support it.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/eu-nearly-7-million-ev-chargers-short-of-its-co2-emissions-targets\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, sales of electric-chargeable vehicles (EVs and plug-in hybrids) in the EU saw an impressive tenfold increase, reaching 1.7 million units \u2014 or 18% of the total car market. 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