Europe Is Also Behind on EV Chargers
Auto industry trade group says European Union far behind on having enough to meet C02-reduction plans.
EV sales in the European Union increased three times faster than charger installations from 2017 to 2023.
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Europe, similar to the U.S., has a big gap in the number of public electric-vehicle charging stations needed to meet the European Union’s pollution-reduction targets.
A report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association calls the gap “alarming.” It says the European Commission indicates 3.5 million chargers are scheduled to be installed by 2030, nearly three times the recent annual installation rate, but that 8.8 million are needed, or eight times that current rate.
“Investments in public charging infrastructure must be urgently ramped up if we are to close the infrastructure gap and meet climate targets,” said ACEA Director General Sigrid de Vries.
EV sales in the European Union increased three times faster than charger installations from 2017 to 2023, ACEA says.
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