EU countries on track with charging infr • Table.Briefings

The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive (AFIR) has been in force since last week. The law specifies individual expansion targets for charging stations for the member states.

The EU wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 – including in road traffic. For the ramp-up of electromobility to succeed, the appropriate charging infrastructure is needed. Most EU member states are already well on the way to achieving this, but five still have some way to go.

The good news first: 19 EU countries – including Germany – have already achieved their 2024 targets for the expansion of public charging points under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFIR). This is according to an analysis published today by the transport and environment organization T&E. According to the analysis, the number of charging stations in the EU has tripled in the last three years. By the end of 2023, there were more than 630,000 charging points across the EU.

EU countries on track with charging infrastructure

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