{"id":27045,"date":"2021-11-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/?post_type=publications&p=27045"},"modified":"2021-11-22T09:11:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T07:11:15","slug":"position-paper-proposal-alternative-fuels-infrastructure-regulation-afir","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/publication\/position-paper-proposal-alternative-fuels-infrastructure-regulation-afir\/","title":{"rendered":"Position paper \u2013 Proposal for the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The proposed Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, as a central pillar of the European Commission’s Fit for 55 climate package, must be fully synchronised with the CO2 regulations.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Any CO2 reduction targets \u2013 regardless of whether they are for cars, vans or heavy-duty vehicles \u2013 can only be met if\u00a0these targets are accompanied by equally ambitious, and mandatory, infrastructure targets for all 27 EU member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this position paper<\/a> explains, the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA) appreciates the change from a Directive to a Regulation, as this provides much higher legal certainty for all parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given today\u2019s insufficient deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure across the European Union, ACEA welcomes the introduction of mandatory targets for member states, instead of today\u2019s indicative targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The auto industry is also pleased to note that the AFIR proposal addresses the requirements of all vehicle types \u2013 not only cars, but also those of vans and heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Europe\u2019s automobile manufacturers are seriously concerned about the overall lack of ambition of the AFIR proposal, which seems to be even lower than the requirements of the current Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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Europe\u2019s automobile manufacturers are seriously concerned about the overall lack of ambition of the AFIR proposal, which seems to be even lower than the current AFID requirements.<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Key recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Light-duty vehicles<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n