EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by end of 2025
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The chargers must be placed every 60km (37mi) and allow ad-hoc payment by card or contactless device without subscriptions.

EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by 2025::The chargers must be placed every 60km (37mi) and allow ad-hoc payment by card or contactless device without subscriptions.

  • MilitantAtheist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    Seriously. Do people really think EVs will save us from climate change? They are hardly good for the environment. There’s already a sustainable EV, it’s called a train.

    And don’t get me started on electrical scooters… How is that more sustainable than a bike…

    • FantasticFox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      I don’t have anything against trains, but our rail network is really limited.

      If I want to go from Barcelona to Madrid, it’s easy and actually more convenient than flying albeit more expensive.

      But if I want to take my kids to go and see the cool medieval castle in the mountains? There’s no train going anywhere near there.

  • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    This is great, and ambitious.

    I wish it was more ambitious with a fatter timeline.

    I’d rather see passive charging lanes added by 2030 or something.

    But again, this is great.

  • FantasticFox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    I guess it will be great in the wealthier countries. Here in Spain the reason EV’s are incredibly rare is simply the cost.

    And rather than making them more affordable the Government just makes ICE vehicles more expensive to use, which is almost a regressive tax on those too poor to afford an EV. Especially given in many areas it’s not really optional given public transport may be unreliable or non-existent.

    • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      you could elect people who will expand public transport… we did it, went from 4 buses a day to an hourly schedule, middle Mosel region Germany, come by our wine is better =P

      • FantasticFox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I lived in Germany for some months in University.

        The trains there are amazing, it really feels like you can get just about anywhere by train. In Spain, we have good connections between major cities but you can’t really use them to go on day-trips to places like the castles or the salt mines or whatever.