Support Study for the Impact Assessment on the Revision of the Directive on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (2014/94/EC)

The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (the Directive), adopted in 2014, creates a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the EU. It requires Member States (MSs) to set up long-term National Policy Frameworks (NPFs) for the development of the market as concerns alternative fuels and the planning of the deployment of relevant alternative fuels infrastructure. It also sets common technical specifications for recharging and refuelling stations and for consumer information. It aims at ensuring that sufficient publicly accessible recharging and refuelling infrastructure is in place for all modes to ensure that the low and zero emission vehicles and vessels coming into the market are supported by a sufficient number and full geographic coverage of interoperable infrastructure. Building-up an infrastructure network for vehicles and vessels is meant to facilitate transition to alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), reduce oil dependence and mitigate environmental impacts of road transport, to develop a single market for alternative fuels infrastructure (AFI) along urban areas and nodes and the core network of the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T). In the context of the EU Green Deal and European Climate Law climate neutrality objective by 2050, the target for a 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and the action plan set in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the Commission undertook an impact assessment addressing the needs, options and benefits for revising Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of the Directive in order to ensure the necessary deployment of interoperable and user-friendly public accessible infrastructure for recharging and refuelling zero- and low-emission vehicles. It is part of a package of initiatives adopted by the Commission in July 2021. The purpose of this study was to support action to address the problems identified and assess the impact of measures under consideration.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.2832/511828
• Summary URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.2832/838954
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9789276463344
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © European Union, 2021. Publication date on the EU website is 2022-01-10.
• Corporate Authors:

  Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (European Commission)

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  E3 Modelling

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  RICARDO

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  TEPR

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• Authors:
  • Tsamis, Achilleas
  • Neiva, Rui
  • Baxter, Ben
  • Weldon, Peter
  • Kauffman, Alexander
  • Hill, Nik
  • Naberezhnykh, Denis
  • Brannigan, Charlotte
  • Siskos, Pelopidas
  • Tsiropoulos, Ioannis
  • Skinner, Ian
• Publication Date: 2021-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 446p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Alternate fuels; Impacts; Infrastructure; Sustainable transportation; Transportation policy
• Identifier Terms: European Union
• Geographic Terms: European Union countries
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01833845
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9789276463344
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 2022 5:26PM