Electric vehicles are an essential part of the solution to Europe’s twin challenges of reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security. Following the adoption of the AER Kendal Report, AER member regions discussed with DG Move, the European Electromobility Observatory of HyER, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, BMW and EURELECTRIC on the present bottlenecks to the take-up of electric vehicles: the lack of confidence in the current battery charging infrastructure, the inconvenient payment methods for battery charging, and the lack of promotion of the benefits of the vehicles.

In order to respond to the challenges, the industry and public authorities must continue to work together in order to share the costs and risks related to the development of this sector, while setting up innovative incentives, promoting universality of the infrastructure and increasing customer confidence and comfort.