Submitted by filosoful t3_126fvwf in Futurology
One-Carob-800 t1_jebne2n wrote
Reply to comment by Poly_and_RA in The EU Parliament and Council agree to mandate charging stations every 60km by 2026 by filosoful
Right, and screw the market, the customers, and actual demand. A bunch of unelected technocrats in Brussels will ... control the market. Great. Thank God Britan got out of that.
Poly_and_RA t1_jedx0cx wrote
In which way does it screw any of this to create a political obligation to finance charging-stations at the relatively few places where a European main-road doesn't have sufficient demand that the market alone will ensure that chargers are installed?
It'll cost taxpayers a bit of money of course. On the other hand it'll be a benefit for competition between EVs and ICEs that consumers will know they can buy either type of vehicle and feel certain that there'll be sufficient chargers along ALL main-roads in the EU.
And let's get real; a few charging-stations is small fry. It's not as if this decision will amount to more than an utterly TRIVIALÂ fraction of the transport-budget in EU.
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