Netherlands launch parking garage charger offensive
A recent study found that the Netherlands already leads Europe in the expansion of charging infrastructure for electric cars. Despite the head start, the number of charging points in parking garages is to be increased tenfold over the next four years compared to the current level.
This is the target agreed by the Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Stientje Van Veldhoven, with an association of 120 parking garage owners, municipalities and industry partners, which has founded a “Platform for Parking in the Netherlands” under the name Vexpan. Currently, there are about 400 parking garages nationwide with an average of 450 parking spaces. However, about two-thirds of these parking garages do not yet have charging points for electric cars.
COVID-19 & Looking Ahead to 2021 and Beyond, Insights from SoltecFor widespread acceptance of e-mobility, users need not only a wide range of affordable electric vehicles, but also a reliable charging infrastructure that covers the entire country. This is essential for the purchase decision and thus for the ramp-up of electromobility. Public subsidies and a smart tax policy are driving electromobility and the expansion of the charging infrastructure in Europe. In the Netherlands, for example, not only are sales of e-cars booming - more than 66,600 public charging stations have already been installed, that is more than anywhere else in Europe. Three battery electric vehicles (BEVs) share one charging point here, according to EAFO statistics.
It is vital to ensure that electrified vehicles have access to a sufficiently developed network of charging and re-fuelling infrastructure. This requires a pan-European effort with binding and measurable targets, writes Oliver Zipse.
The road to zero As the demand for EVs accelerates so the need for an effective power charging infrastructure becomes critical.
Last year Norway became the first country in the world to see the sale of electric cars overtake those of petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales made up over 54 per cent of all new cars sold in 2020, up from over 42 per cent in 2019.
Just ten years ago, according to figures from the Norwegian Road Federation, sales of EVs accounted for just 1% of the overall market, so 2020 has seen significant steps made in phasing out of petrol and diesel vehicles.
Record Electric Vehicle Sales In Europe!
Despite the overall automotive market being in the doghouse, -14% year over year (YoY), Europe’s passenger plugin market is on fire, having score a record 166,000 registrations in November (+198% YoY). That placed last month’s plugin share at 16% share 8% full electrics (BEV).
December 29, 2020
Despite the overall automotive market being in the doghouse, -14% year over year (YoY), Europe’s passenger plugin market is on fire, having score a record 166,000 registrations in November (+198% YoY). That placed last month’s plugin share at 16% share 8% full electrics (BEV). That helped the numbers rise 123%, to over 1 million units, pulling the market into the …