On 24 January 2013, the European Commission proposed a package of measures aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on oil and boosting the uptake of alternative fuels such as electricity, natural gas and hydrogen. Policy initiatives so far have mostly addressed the actual fuels and vehicles without considering fuel distribution.
This time, policy makers propose a mandatory roll-out of alternative fuel infrastructure, including numerical targets for Member States in terms of electric car charging stations, and obligatory natural gas refuelling points for ships. Leading environment journalist, Sonja van Renssen met Olivier Onidi, Director of Innovative and Sustainable Mobility at the European Commission’s DG MOVE, to discuss the alternative fuel strategy.
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