ACEA lays out priority locations for electric charging points across Europe
By Will Hall - 14th June 2022
Long-haul truck stops mapped across Europe
Belgium – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has released data, collected by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, highlighting the need for European states to construct charging infrastructure at high-use truck stops across the continent.
Fraunhofer ISI analysed the GPS coordinates of 400,000 trucks over a period of twelve months, focusing on the duration of stops at individual locations. The analysis found that 10% of the locations most frequented by trucks in Europe (over 3,000 truck stops), account for around 50% of total stops made by trucks. As a result, the ACEA is calling on national governments to ensure that the most-used 10% truck stops are equipped with suitable charging infrastructure by 2027 at the latest.
