EU Must Strengthen Power Grids to Electrify Heavy-Duty Transport, Say ACEA and Eurelectric

EU Must Strengthen Power Grids to Electrify Heavy-Duty Transport, Say ACEA and Eurelectric

EU Must Strengthen Power Grids to Electrify Heavy-Duty Transport, Say ACEA and Eurelectric (IN BRIEF) As Europe pushes to electrify heavy-duty road transport, ACEA and Eurelectric warn that grid limitations, permitting delays, and regulatory hurdles are slowing the deployment of charging infrastructure for zero-emission trucks and buses. In a new joint paper, the organizations call for proactive investments in grid capacity, harmonised planning …

The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) and Eurelectric jointly call on the European Union to urgently reform the electricity grid to adapt the charging infrastructure to heavy vehicles. The European employer specifies that along the European corridors, urban locations are restricted by "the limitations of the electricity grid, the long formalities in the permits and the regulatory bottlenecks". ACEA and Euroelectric urge the…