Issuing New Rules, European Union Is Getting Serious About Transition To Electric Vehicles

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JAKARTA - Towards the end of July, the European Union (EU) has issued a series of new rules relating to fast charging of electric cars on the continent. This rule regulates the minimum charging capability, as well as the installation of fast charging stations every 60 kilometers on toll roads. All of this must be realized before December 2025, and of course will help further strengthen the already strong infrastructure in Europe that focuses on electric cars.

The Council of the European Union has adopted a new rule aimed at making it easier for electric car owners to travel across Europe, while also helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This new regulation will provide benefits for electric car owners in three ways, such as reducing travel distance anxiety by expanding EV charging infrastructure on major European toll roads, facilitating payments at charging stations without requiring applications or subscriptions, and ensuring clear communication prices and availability to avoid unexpected events.

Starting in 2025, new regulations require fast charging stations to offer at least 150 kW of power installed every 60 km on the European Union's Trans-European Transport Network, or abbreviated as TEN-T, the main road system of the block. But the most important roads connecting major cities and critical points -- should be able to provide at least a total output of 400 kW before December 31, 2025.

Some of the existing charging stations already offer 150 kW of power, but the output per charging point cable is still limited so that electric car owners do not always get the expected fast charging.

But that's not all, quoted from Euronews, at the end of July, in the same year, toll roads will also be equipped with hydrogen refueling stations for cars and trucks. At the same time, seaports must also provide electricity on the coast for electric ships.

"This new law is a milestone in the 'Fit for 55' policy that provides more capacity for public charging on roads in cities and along highways across Europe," said Marijuz Jiménez, Minister of Transportation, Mobility, and the Spanish Urban Agenda.

"We are optimistic that in the near future, people will be able to charge their electric cars as easily as they are currently doing at traditional gas stations," he added.

With this new regulation, the European Union is taking major steps to build stronger and evenly distributed fast charging infrastructure across the continent. The law will officially take effect across the EU after being published in the official EU journal after the summer and new rules will take effect six months later.