The EU will provide 45 million euros for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

The European Union (EU) will provide 45 million euros to expand the charging infrastructure for electric cars and commercial vehicles in Europe. By the end of 2027, a total of 1,400 new public charging points will be created under the Drive-E project. This includes 430 charging points for heavy commercial vehicles, each with a capacity of 350 kilowatts (kW) or more. This was announced on Friday by Západoslovenská energetika.

"The project will be implemented in 13 EU countries and will significantly contribute to the electrification of European freight and passenger transport. The partners of the Drive-E project are E.ON, ZSE and Eldrive. Together, they will build a network of charging points for passenger cars and light and heavy commercial vehicles along the main trans-European freight routes. This will include locations specifically designed for charging trucks, as well as mixed charging locations for trucks and passenger cars," the company explained.

Another focus of the project is to supplement and expand the existing network for light commercial vehicles in areas with lower charging point density.

The planned charging points should be located in more than 250 locations in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia.