In Brussels, 250 new charging stations for electric vehicles next year

Published on 11/2/2021 7:47 AM
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L‘next year, 250 charging stations for electric vehicles will be installed in the Brussels-Capital Region, announced the office of the Brussels Minister for Climate Transition, Environment and Energy, Alain Maron (Ecolo), in a press release Tuesday morning. These installations will double the number of terminals installed on the road so that a charging solution is located within 250 meters of every Brussels resident.

The Brussels government thus intends to deploy 11,000 charging stations by 2035 with the ambition of transforming the capital’s car fleet in order to reduce CO2 emissions linked to transport.

A basic network of 250 charging stations for electric vehicles has already been installed in the Brussels region, as part of the Charge.brussels project. This number will therefore be doubled in 2022 with a batch of 250 new terminals which will be installed so as to guarantee the inhabitants of Brussels to be, at all times, within 250 meters of a charging solution, explains the press release.

“Via this first batch, we will also install around thirty charging stations exclusively dedicated to carsharing, and will test an innovative solution of charging points on public lighting,” adds Mr. Maron.

Over the coming years, other lots of charging stations will be put on the market and will gradually complete the network of charging stations installed in the capital.

“Little by little, Brussels is preparing to allow motorists who do not have their own garage to acquire an electric vehicle. In addition to the sustainable mobility alternatives increasingly present in Brussels (on foot, by bike, by public transport or even in shared cars), Brussels is moving towards a zero emissions park, which will offer everyone a healthier environment ” , also welcomes the Brussels Minister, responsible for Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety, Elke Van Den Brandt (Groen).

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