While sales of electric cars continue to grow, range and charging are still major roadblocks for some motorists. Many of them are not quite ready to start work yet, fearing that they will run out of battery during the trip. However, the number of charging stations in the territory continues to grow, and we are slowly approaching the dream figure of 100,000. If it was promised by the end of 2021, then now this goal already seems close.

The eastern district of Saint-Rambert on the street@A7Traffic from July 18 will offer 2 electric charging stations for refrigerators. It is an economical, ecological and quiet alternative to noisy and polluting diesel generators. https://t.co/YF2YFVSF5Q

— VINCI Autoroutes (@VINCIAutoroutes) July 11, 2022

Strong goal

Today, high-speed terminals are present almost everywhere, be it in the city, in the parking lots of shopping centers or on the highways. And it is on them that the main government wants to focus attention. So, European Union announced the conclusion of a new agreement on the installation of new terminals on high-speed highways. The goal? Provide at least one charging station every 60 kilometers on main highways until 2025. This will particularly apply to the A1, A10 and A62 amongst others. Secondary roads will be affected from 2030.

Trucks too

But that’s not all. The European Commission also wants to encourage transport companies to go electric. For this, he will oblige the countries to offer charging capacity of at least 3600 kW for these vehicles. Again, these terminals must be located at a maximum distance of 60 kilometers from each other. On secondary roads, it will be 1500 kW for every 100 kilometers. Big cities will also have to play the game and install bollards and parking areas for heavy trucks.