EV Charging Infrastructure: An agenda for the next European Commission

The European Union has set out the be the first climate-neutral continent by mid-century, with an ambitious decarbonisation pathway by 2030. The transport sector, the second sector responsible for GHG

emissions in the EU, is on course to transform rapidly to contribute to these objectives.

ChargeUp Europe calls for shifting the EU policy focus from EV charging infrastructure targets to enabling conditions, by:

• Leveraging the growth-inducing power of the single market, by introducing a type- approval for EV chargers and implementing a regulatory simplification effort (“refit 2.0” for the twin green and digital transitions).

• Building an EU grid fit for the electrification agenda, supporting investments in grids and fully leveraging the benefits of smart charging to accelerate the integration of the energy, transport and digital sectors.

• Integrating widely accepted open, EU-industry led standards and protocols OCPP and OCPI into EU legal frameworks, emulating the US.

• Alleviating pressure on staff shortages by implementing an ambitious standardisation and regulatory simplification agenda to maximise efficiency gains along the value chain.

• Supporting system integration (in particular energy, digital and transport) with a reformed institutional set-up, building on the successful US example of the US Joint Office of Transportation and Energy.

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