Activities of Carolina PUNSET related to 2018/2023(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the European Union: Time to act!
Amendments (9)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that although more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry and create new clean energy jobs in Europe as well as to reduce the CO2 emissions in the Transport sector; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro-mobility by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to ensure the rapid deployment of and further funding for sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure and fast and ultra-fast charging solutions along the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks, including in urban and rural areas, by further developing and implementing national policy frameworks; believes that priority should be given to the most emission neutral solutions seen from a full vehicle life-cycle perspective;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for priority to be given to fast and ultra-fast charging solutions in rings, parking spaces and main streets in densely populated urban areas; believes that to this extent, the cooperation and coordination of local authorities, power distribution companies and private investors should be reinforced;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the competent authorities to allow the distribution system operators to own, develop, manage or operate recharging points if the development of publicly accessible and private recharging points for electric vehicles is not deemed enough and if there is a risk of targets not being met;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Supports electrified roads that allow electric vehicles to charge as they drive; Calls for their wider development at least along the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive network roads; believes that electrified roads could be a solution to reduce the size of batteries, and consequently the price of new vehicles;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure better cross border flows of electricity and thereby improve the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors, including actors from other Member States, to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers and energy sources;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Commission for the development of a Regulation on roaming on alternative fuels infrastructure publicly accessible, at least in the TEN-T network;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to support policies that stimulate the offer of alternatively fuelled light and heavy-duty vehicles, such as ambitious emissions standards to be reached by 2025 and 2030 for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, including binding sales targets foronus- malus schemes to incentivize greater deployment of zero and low emission vehicles.