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REPORT (COM(2021)0559 – C90331/2021 – 2021/0223(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

A-9-2022-0234

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug

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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on deploying alternative fuels infrastructure, replacing Directive 2014/94/EU. It sets binding national targets for recharging and refuelling infrastructure for road vehicles, vessels, trains and stationary aircraft, and lays down common technical specifications, user information, data and payment rules. It requires minimum power output per registered electric vehicle, distance-based recharging pools along the TEN-T network, hydrogen refuelling stations, shore-side electricity in maritime ports, electricity and preconditioned air at airports, and new infrastructure targets for railway lines. It requires ad hoc payment by card at publicly accessible recharging and refuelling points, price transparency per kWh and per kg, smart and bidirectional charging, and accessible, non-discriminatory infrastructure. It obliges Member States to adopt national policy frameworks, report annually, appoint a national coordinator, and cooperate with regional and local authorities and third countries. The Commission must review the regulation by 31 December 2026 and set up a common European access point for data by 31 December 2026.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes to strengthen the Commission proposal: higher power output targets, earlier deadlines, hydrogen and shore-side electricity requirements, card payment and price transparency, and new rail infrastructure targets.

Key points

  1. The regulation sets minimum national targets for alternative fuels infrastructure for road vehicles, vessels, trains and stationary aircraft, plus common technical specifications and rules on user information, data and payment.
  2. Member States must provide a total power output per registered battery electric light-duty vehicle, starting at 3 kW and falling in steps to 1 kW as the electric share of the fleet rises, and 2 kW to 0,66 kW per plug-in hybrid.
  3. Member States must ensure recharging power sufficient for 3% of the projected light-duty vehicle fleet by 31 December 2027 and 5% by 31 December 2030.
  4. Along the TEN-T core and comprehensive network, recharging pools for light-duty vehicles must be deployed in each direction with a maximum distance of 60 km, offering at least 600 kW by 31 December 2025 and 900 kW by 31 December 2030.
  5. For heavy-duty vehicles, recharging pools along the TEN-T network must offer at least 2 000 kW by 31 December 2025 and 5 000 kW by 31 December 2030, with higher requirements at safe and secure parking areas and urban nodes.
  6. Member States must deploy publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations with a minimum capacity of 2 t/day and a 700 bar dispenser by 31 December 2027, with a maximum distance of 100 km between them and liquid hydrogen every 400 km.
  7. Member States must provide minimum shore-side electricity supply for seagoing container and passenger ships in TEN-T core and comprehensive maritime ports by 1 January 2030, and refuelling points for LNG, ammonia and hydrogen at TEN-T core maritime ports by 1 January 2025.
  8. Airport managing bodies and ground handling suppliers at TEN-T core and comprehensive airports must provide electricity supply to stationary aircraft, and TEN-T core airports must provide preconditioned air systems.
  9. Member States must ensure sufficient infrastructure for railway electrification and deploy charging stations for battery-powered trains and hydrogen refuelling stations for rail where direct electrification is not possible.
  10. Operators of publicly accessible recharging points must accept electronic payments, including payment card readers or contactless devices, and must clearly display the ad hoc price per kWh and all its components before a session starts.
  11. Newly built or renovated publicly accessible recharging points must be digitally connected with e-roaming functionality and capable of smart recharging; operators must ensure proper condition, cybersecurity and emergency contact information.
  12. Member States must prepare national policy frameworks by 1 January 2024, notify final frameworks by 1 January 2025, submit annual progress reports from 1 January 2026, and appoint a national coordinator for alternative fuels infrastructure.

Who is affected

  • Member States, which must set national targets, adopt policy frameworks, report annually and ensure grid capacity.
  • Operators of recharging and refuelling points, which must accept card payments, display prices and provide data.
  • Drivers of electric and hydrogen vehicles, who gain rights to ad hoc payment, price information and accessible infrastructure.
  • Ports, airports and railway operators, which must deploy shore-side electricity, aircraft power and rail charging infrastructure.
  • Regional and local authorities, which must be consulted and may establish their own deployment frameworks.

Figures and deadlines

  • 3 kW per battery electric light-duty vehicle where the electric share is less than 1%.
  • 2,5 kW per battery electric light-duty vehicle where the share is 1% or greater but below 2,5%.
  • 2 kW per battery electric light-duty vehicle where the share is 2,5% or greater but below 5%.
  • 1,5 kW per battery electric light-duty vehicle where the share is 5% or greater but below 7,5%.
  • 1 kW per battery electric light-duty vehicle where the share is 7,5% or greater.
  • 3% of the projected light-duty vehicle fleet by 31 December 2027 and 5% by 31 December 2030.
  • 600 kW per recharging pool by 31 December 2025 and 900 kW by 31 December 2030 for light-duty vehicles.
  • 2 000 kW per recharging pool by 31 December 2025 and 5 000 kW by 31 December 2030 for heavy-duty vehicles.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 91 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.