The proposed AFI Regulation sets out specific objectives about targets for electric recharging infrastructure dedicated to light-duty vehicles. Member States shall ensure that publicly accessible recharging stations for light-duty vehicles are deployed commensurate to the uptake of light-duty electric vehicles, and in their territory, publicly accessible recharging stations dedicated to light-duty vehicles are deployed that provide sufficient power output for those vehicles. To that end Member States shall ensure that, at the end of each year, starting from the year referred to in Article 24, the following power output targets are met cumulatively: 

(a)for each battery-electric light-duty vehicle registered in their territory, a total power output of at least 1 kW is provided through publicly accessible recharging stations; and

(b)for each plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicle registered in their territory, a total power output of at least 0.66 kW is provided through publicly accessible recharging stations.

The calculation of the target output is described as follows: the sum of these two values - the number of M1 and N1 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) multiplied by 1 and the number of M1 and N1 Plug-in Hybrid vehicles multiplied with 0.66. The target attainment is the ratio of the target power output and the total power output for each Member State.

In accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2014/94/EU (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive), Member States were obliged to adopt National Policy Frameworks (NPFs) and report them to the European Commission by 18 November 2016. NPFs should include national targets for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the respective Member State. 

The Directive furthermore sets (qualitative) requirements for the roll-out of infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles in urban and suburban areas and refueling natural gas vehicles in urban and suburban areas and on the TEN-T core network. It also contains provisions for LNG infrastructure on the core network and in (inland and maritime) ports. It is largely in the discretion of Member States to set requirements for hydrogen infrastructure through the NPFs. The recitals of the Directive recommend some specific metrics for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, while others have been suggested by the Commission in its assessment of the NPFs. 

Under the reporting obligations of the Directive, the Commission is tasked with assessing the overall relevance and effectiveness of NPFs and their coherence at Union level. The assessment of the deployment of infrastructure along the TEN-T network is of particular relevance. 

For that reason, EAFO is now publishing the integral text of the National Policy Frameworks including an English translation where necessary, and will track progress towards meeting the targets established therein. We also provide an overview of the most important features of the National Policy Frameworks. 

Please note that the National Policy Frameworks have been formally assessed by the European Commission. The result of this work is available here.

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The following section overviews the NIR targets of Member States. In case data was not submitted, graphs are not available in this page.

The following section overviews the NPF targets of Member States. In case data was not submitted, graphs are not available in this page.