While Build USEV charger occurred as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requiring a 150 kW DC fast charger every 50 miles as part of a national charging network, Europe has targeted slightly higher—with an integrated requirement. available on truck charging and hydrogen refueling by 2031.
Europe’s vision includes a request for stations at least 60 km (37 mi) apart and accessible in each direction of travel, with groups of at least 600 kW each and at least two charging points of at least 150 kW each, in 2027. By temporary request, at least 400 kw capacity required per group, with a charging point capacity of at least 150 kW, installed by the end of 2025.
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It is part of a comprehensive package passed by the European Parliament earlier this week that applies to what is considered the TEN-T core road network.
The new rules also require that charging does not require registration, and that payments at charging points can be made quickly with a payment card or contactless device, with prices clearly displayed per kWh or by minutes or sessions, as applicable.
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EU requirements adopted this week call for providing charging stations for trucks and buses every 120 kilometers (75 miles). Those stations will have an output power of between 1.4 and 2.8 megawatts depending on the line.
Additionally, to support the expected field of hydrogen-fueled semiconductors, the rule requires hydrogen stations to be deployed along the same core TEN-T network at least every 200 kilometers (124 miles). ) in 2031.
Hydrogen stations will need to provide a minimum cumulative capacity of 1,000 kg per day from a 700-bar dispenser—enough for 20 to 30 long-distance fuel cell sales—by the end of 2030. That means they could be a possible alternative to megawatt charging station theretofore.
Rendering of the proposed Daimler Trucks Greenlane hydrogen charging and refueling site.
Along very low-traffic highways, member states may reduce capacity, so isolated highways will still have distance but not necessarily the same number of charging points or total capacity. capacity.
The new charging infrastructure rules will apply starting six months after the Council approves the final language.
The package of new rules is part of the Fit for 55 package, part of the European Climate Law passed in 2021—all part of the European Green Deal rules that seek a End date for sales of internal combustion engines in 2035 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.
