Overview
- The Transport Ministry presented the Masterplan Ladeinfrastruktur 2030, outlining roughly 40 measures across five action fields to accelerate charging expansion.
- A central proposal opposes blocking fees between 22:00 and 08:00, aiming to remove extra charges for cars left plugged in after charging overnight.
- The plan pursues harmonised pricing and alignment with the EU’s AFIR framework, responding to divergent provider rules from EnBW to Berliner Stadtwerke and Vattenfall.
- Digitalisation measures include fully online grid-connection applications with real-time tracking, promotion of bidirectional charging, and steps to curb cable theft.
- New support is flagged for multi-family buildings, bus depots and truck locations, with changes still dependent on regulatory follow-through and operator adoption.