18 Amendments of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2018/2023(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a more harmonised EU approach given the Member States current varying commitment to alternative fuels infrastructures, in order to ensure interoperability of payment services, transparent consumer information and cross-border continuity; urges greater collaboration between public and private actors in this respect;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a more harmonised EU approach, in order to ensure interoperability of payment services and recharging points, transparent consumer information and cross-border continuity; urges greater collaboration between public and private actors in this respect;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the need to strengthen the consumer dimension; points out that due to a lack of common technical standards across the EU it is difficult for users of alternative fuels to fully use the available infrastructure when travelling in the EU and thus encourages the move towards interoperability also with a view to increase consumer confidence;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of timely, easily understandable and transparent information to consumers; notes the relevance of the planned price comparison between alternative and conventional fuels; requests that this information be collected and processed by an open data platform; highlights the special role that smart infrastructure can play in this respect so as to guarantee remotely controlled recharging points while at the same time ensuring compliance to data protection standards;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the consumers see real limitations in terms of long journeys, particularly in rural areas, and this creates a major barrier to success; notes that the high cost of transition in rural areas is a significant prohibitive factor in achieving deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and, therefore, must be taken into account as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 23 #
E a. whereas decarbonisation of road transport via carbon-free alternative fuels will require different fuels for different vehicle segments, meaning that no solution should be excluded;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the recast of the DirectiveRegulation on emission standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles will hopefully set ambitious reduction targets and incentivise low and zero- emission vehicles, thus leading the way to a decarbonised European vehicle fleet, which will require the deployment of an adequate infrastructure network for alternative fuels; whereas the revision of the Directive for the Promotion of clean and energy- efficient road transport vehicles complements the Directive for Alternative Fuels by guaranteeing demand for suppliers and increasing the uptake of clean vehicles, particularly in urban areas;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the TEN-T networks constitute the main transport networks in the European Union; whereas focussing on deploying alternative fuels infrastructure and pursuing the goal established in the communication to provide full coverage of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) core network corridors with charging points by 2025 should be a key priority; whereas this target should be complemented by also taking into account urban and rural areas, where customers'experience shows that the potential for the uptake of clean vehicles is higher; whereas conveying funds to projects that, although not yet financially viable, show thinner market gaps, represents an efficient way of using public funds to allow increased financial sustainability of the charging infrastructure business, allowing for a faster decarbonisationof the transport sector;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Commission’s evaluation of the National Framework Plans (NFPs) reveals differing levels of effort and ambition between Member States and that the deployment of alternative fuels is falling short; calls therefore on the Commission to replace NFPs with mandatory objectives such as those put forward in the 2013 proposal, while also taking into account the projected and realised uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles and their technological progress, as well as the goal of having a trans- European infrastructure network for all alternative fuels; points out that the infrastructure shall be equipped with the necessary technical and communication devices to manage the charging process, enabling effective and efficient charging and all the environmental and socio- economic benefits that it entails;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests an annual evaluation of the Member States’ implementation status and broadening of the Directive’s scope to shift it from deployment along the TEN-T core network to also covering the TEN-T comprehensive urban and regional nodes and the infrastructure for public fleets; recognises that with expected market uptake of Zero Emission vehicles this is needed before 2025 for the core network and by 2030 latest for the comprehensive network;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests an annual evaluation of the Member States’ implementation status and broadening of the Directive’s scope to shift it from deployment along the TEN-T network to also covering urban and regional nodes and the infrastructure for public fleets; calls on the Commission to extend the CEF's scope in this regard and increase its funding;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. calls on the Commission to complement the climate related goals of Directive 2014/94/EC with additional clean air measures following the fitness check of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directives1a; _________________ 1a 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s effort to provide an additional EUR 800 million as start-up financing to support the uptake of alternative fuels infrastructure; doubts, however, that the leverage will be sufficient given the projected need for EUR 5.2 billion up to 2020 and an additional EUR 16-22 billion of overall investment up to 20253 ; _________________ 3urges the Commission to not only support the deployment but also the operating of such infrastrucutre during the unprofitable market uptake phase; _________________ 3 COM(2017)0652. COM(2017)0652.
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Suggests setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund to cover the estimated necessary investment of EUR 25 billion up to 2025; calls for the fund to be co- financed, with the European Union contributing 10 % and 90 % coming from industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers and other interested parties; suggests that, by contributing to the fund, companies or consortia should be granted preferential access to grants and loans provided by the CEF, EIB and EC IPE; requests that financial resources from the fund should be awarded according to the criteria of feasibility, European added value, the achievement of deployment goals and cohesion policy; asks that the INEA, which already oversees the CEF, become the responsible agency;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Suggests setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund to cover the estimated necessary investment of EUR 25 billion up to 2025; calls for the fund to be co- financed, with the European Union contributing 10 % and 90 % coming from industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers and other interested parties; suggests that, by contributing to the fund, companies or consortia should be granted preferential access to grants and loans provided by the CEF, EIB and EC IPE; requests that financial resources from the fund should be awarded according to the criteria of feasibility, technology-neutrality, European added value, the achievement of deployment goals and cohesion policy; asks that the INEA, which already oversees the CEF, become the responsible agency;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CTaxation has a major impact on the price competitiveness of alternative fuels, therefore calls on Member States to review their energy taxation frameworks in order to facilitate and incentivise the uptake of carbon-free alternative fuels, such as land side electric charging of ships that cannot compete with energy generation with combustion engines on board which is exempted from taxation, and to remove burdensome taxation on electricity used to generate alternative fuels, including power- to-gas as storage for intermittent renewable energies;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that progress regarding the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and the availability of alternatively powered vehicles is too slow, and calls on manufacturers to step up efforts in this regard; recognises the need for policies that stimulate the offer of alternatively fuelled light and heavy-duty vehicles, such as ambitious emissions standards in 2025 and 2030 for new light and heavy-duty vehicles, including sales targets for zero and low emission vehicles.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the importance of streamlining and exchanging best practices, especially with guidance from the Sustainable Transport Forum, which was established by the Commission and should be seen as the core coordination instrument for reporting on the progress made by the National Policy Frameworks;