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In a press release issued today, the European Clean Trucking Alliance (ECTA) welcomed many of the proposals on charging infrastructure and CO2 emissions standards for vans as long overdue steps in the right direction, but expressed concern that some measures, in particular concerning energy taxation and the capability and quality of charging and refuelling points, do not go far enough.

ECTA welcomes two major steps forward on the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR): The introduction of binding targets for 2025 and 2030 for the deployment of zero-emission truck infrastructure along the TEN-T core and comprehensive network, as well as at urban nodes and in Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas, is a much needed development for the transport industry. “AFIR is crucial to enable the roll-out of a European infrastructure network to allow zero-emission trucks to travel across borders” commented Kristin Kahl, Spokesperson of the European Clean Trucking Alliance.

ECTA equally welcomed the change of the legislative instrument, from a Directive to a Regulation. This means that the Regulation will have binding legal force throughout every Member State from the moment it enters into force.      

On a more critical note, ECTA expressed concern that the proposed revised Energy Taxation Directive fails to support the business case for zero-emission trucks, in particular not allowing Member States to apply tax discounts for the renewable electricity used for charging trucks.

CLECAT is a member of ECTA.

The full press release is available here.