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Luxembourg (dpa) - From the point of view of the EU Court of Auditors, the construction of charging stations in the European Union is too slow, too uneven and too haphazard to help electric cars achieve a breakthrough.
The auditors complained on Tuesday in Luxembourg that the goal of one million public charging stations by 2025 is in danger.
A comprehensive gap analysis, targeted financial support, minimum standards and uniform payment systems were missing.
At least the EU has promoted a common plug standard.
"Ultimately, the political goal is to be able to take an electric car trip across Europe where charging the electric vehicle is just as problem-free as a conventional refueling process," writes the Court of Auditors in a special report.
Before that, however, the examiners see further obstacles.
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The number of charging stations in the EU grew from 34,000 in 2014 to 250,000 in September 2020.
But if things continue at the same pace, the target of one million public pillars by 2025 could be missed.
For this, 150,000 columns would now have to be set up every year - 3,000 new charging points every week.
According to the Court of Auditors, 7 out of 10 charging stations are in 3 of the 27 EU countries - namely in Germany, France and the Netherlands.
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have the lowest density.
"Electric vehicle journeys within the EU are not favored by this uneven distribution of the charging infrastructure," the auditors found.
You are urgently calling for changes.
Among other things, the EU Commission should develop a strategic and integrated EU plan for electromobility.
Minimum requirements for the charging infrastructure in the entire trans-European transport network as well as analyzes of the infrastructure and financing gap are necessary in order to improve the project selection.
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