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Lobbying Activity
Response to Revision of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive
4 May 2020
As the pioneer and global leader in zero-emission electric vehicles, the Alliance Renault-Nissan welcomes the revision of the Directive 2014/94/EU. It supports and recognizes the priorities flagged by the European Commission for this Initial Impact Assessment. It agrees the primary problem is an insufficient amount and coverage of charging stations.
The Alliance agrees that “the full interoperability of infrastructure and infrastructure use services” described is a key area for improvement in the revision of this Directive and one which needs to be considered carefully. Regarding infrastructure itself, it is important to keep in mind that all users must be protected whatever the technology is (Chademo, CCS) and be reassured that they can used their vehicles now and in the future.
Regarding, “infrastructure use services”, we consider the following concerns and calls upon the European Commission to give them full and proper consideration:
1. Moving toward greater Distributed Energy Resources will support Europe’s sustainability and climate goals. Stationary storage batteries in EVs have important role to play especially when used with PV or wind power generation. Batteries in EVs are the same in smart charging or vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, another enabling technology for greater electrification in transport. In the market, there are many V2G ready EVs. Policymakers should therefore consider how to support an enabling environment for these EVs. We request the adoption of IEC 63110 which supports the usage of both of CCS and CHAdeMO system.
2. In the EU, many charging stations have been deployed with RFID certification functions. However, consumers can face an obstacle when they move around as they might be requested to carry multiple RFID cards with additional contracts. It is important to consider the adoption of IEC 63119 which will address this type of obstacles with contracts. We fully support this activity of the IEC and the application of this standard, which is beneficial for both the CCS and CHAdeMO systems.
3. Applications on smart phones should be considered as one of the solutions for certification issues when consumers are charging their vehicles. As an already well-accepted technology we believe smart phones should be part of the framework when it comes to charging certification issues.
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