Transportation sector is one of the major contributor towards the green house gas emissions and responsible for 25% of emissions within EU, therefore reducing the use of fossil fuel is key to reach the EU climate neutral targets by 2050. Transportation sector is also a subject within RED II Directive .
The alternative fuel infrastructure regulation (adopted July 2023) – part of the Fit-for-55-Package set concrete targets for deploying such infrastructure in EU in coming years.
The regulation provides for specific deployment targets that will have to be met in 2025 or 2030, in particular:
- From 2025 onwards, fast recharging stations of at least 150kW for cars and vans need to be installed every 60 km along the EU’s main transport corridors, the so-called ‘trans-European transport (TEN-T) network.
- Recharging stations for heavy-duty vehicles with a minimum output of 350kW need to be deployed every 60 km along the TEN-T core network, and every 100 km on the larger TEN-T comprehensive network from 2025 onwards, with complete network coverage by 2030
- Hydrogen refuelling stations serving both cars and lorries must be deployed from 2030 onwards in all urban nodes and every 200 km along the TEN-T core network
- Every refuelling station will have a designed capacity to provide 1 tonne of hydrogen per day, at 700 bar.
- Maritime ports welcoming a minimum number of large passenger vessels, or container vessels, must provide shore-side electricity for such vessels by 2030
- Airports must provide electricity to stationary aircraft at all gates by 2025, and at all remote stands by 2030.
- Users of electric or hydrogen-fuelled vehicles must be able to pay easily at recharging or refuelling points with payment cards or contactless devices and without a need for a subscription and in full price transparency
- Operators of recharging or refuelling points must provide consumers full information through electronic means on the availability, waiting time or price at different stations.
Road Transportation
Ports
Airports
