Europe Warns of Delays in Electric Truck Charging Rollout

The European Parliament has raised concerns over the slow deployment of charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric vehicles, nearly two years after the European Union’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) came into force. The EU aims to install around 20,000 dedicated truck charging points by 2030, with stations every 60 km along the core TEN-T network and every 100 km on the extended network. Although 22,000 public chargers are currently available, only about 2,000 are fully suitable for trucks. With 22,500 electric trucks now operating across the EU, lawmakers are calling for faster investment, stronger support for megawatt charging systems (MCS), and expanded hydrogen refueling infrastructure, with a target of 650 stations by 2030.