EU ROUND UP – BRUSSELS PUSHES ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL DISTRIBUTION
February 3rd, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed using European Union (EU) legislative power to force member states to make alternative fuels available to transport consumers. It has proposed legislation that would set a minimum number of public electrical charging points per EU country by 2020: for instance, 122,000 in Britain, and 150,000 in Germany. It would also mandate common standards for hydrogen vehicle filling stations, for instance ensuring the interoperability of fuel hoses. And it would insist that LNG-capable refuelling stations are installed at least every 400 ...
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