Lithuania is among the five desired European countries with electric vehicle charging accesses
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Lithuania is among five different European countries with electric vehicle charging accesses – 0.2 such access per hundred kilometers. The situation is the same in Greece, slightly better in Poland, Latvia and Romania. In the leading Netherlands in this category, there are as many as 47.5 charging accesses per 100 km.
70 million for the installation of new charging accesses. euros
According to the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications dr. Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, public and semi-public electric vehicle charging accesses in Lithuania will be installed at gas stations, stations, ports, cities, near state and local roads. It is estimated that by 2027, through various sources of funding, By the end of the year such charging accesses will be installed about 7 thousand units.
“Decisions on the approval of funding by the European Union (EU) should be taken by the end of this year. This will allow the financial review and work on the installation of electric vehicle charging accesses to begin as early as next year. Total until 2027 The EU Economic Recovery and Resilience Facility and EU funds are expected to provide around € 70 million by the end of 2007. for the installation of public and semi-public charging accesses for electric vehicles. Municipalities, natural and legal persons will be invited to take advantage of these investments, ”comments dr. A. Vaiciukevičiūtė.
Neringa Petrauskienė, marketing and product development managers of the energy company Elektrum Lietuva, which provides access to electric vehicle charging access services, notices that consumer interest in them is growing as more and more people choose electric cars, but expressions of infrastructure development can be made.
“Businesses are attracting more interest today: 22 kW charging solutions that can meet their personal and customer needs, and large businesses – ultra-fast charging solutions of 50 kW and more.
In the case of residential housing, charging infrastructure is of concern to people living in both individual and apartment buildings. For those who are already our customers, we have set up inspired solutions related to payment, collection of fees and contract financing, which are integrated into the already offered package of services. We also try to form attractive, individual needs-oriented offers for other applicants, ”N. Petrauskienė assures.
According to the interlocutor, it is easier to charge the access device in private homes and their territories. In an apartment building, the procedure is complicated by first having to have a parking space belonging to it, as well as obtaining the consent of the chairman or representative of the association or, if there is none, a large part of the population (51%) for the charging access device. Often, such procedures discourage the installation of charging accesses.
It can be charged from a standard electrical outlet, but charging will be slow
According to Elektrum Lietuva, real estate developers are not in a hurry to install electric car charging accesses in newly built apartment buildings, because parking spaces are usually sold separately, then they are purchased by residences and it remains to be considered whether charging access is required or not.
The Deputy Minister of Transport says that the situation should change, as the installation of electric vehicle charging access to new construction or reconstructed buildings is required by law.
“The Technical Building Regulations stipulate that new or renovated buildings with more than 10 parking spaces must be equipped with at least one electric vehicle charging access. In addition, every fifth parking lot should be equipped with electric cable duct infrastructure, later it would be possible to install electric car charging accesses here, ”explains Dr. A. Vaiciukevičiūtė.
According to Elektrum representatives, the development of inspirational access is also hindered by people’s false beliefs about their existence. For example, residents of individual houses usually turn electric cars to Ukraine under any name already in this socket, but this method of cargo is not efficient and safe.
Charging an electric car from a standard electrical outlet can take longer than 20 hours, Continuously from the battery capacity of the electric car, and the charging station process takes much less time, e.g. The 22kW three-phase station can charge your electric car in 3 hours. In addition, the charging stations have integrated surge and top protection, which protects not only I want, but also the home electrical network.
“A charged electric car is like a black hole that pumps all the electricity into savings, so you can only imagine the load on the line carrying the electricity.
The standard 230 V socket is intended for relatively low-power household appliances that are part-time or energy-intensive. A charged electric car always uses maximum power, therefore such “household” cargo is not safe, “says N. Petrauskienė.
What constitutes the cost of installation?
When installing an electric car charging station, it is very important to pay attention to the power input power of the house or apartment, as well as the power of the electric car’s internal converter – in other words, to know the maximum mode at which the electric car can be charged. It depends on what power station is needed. It is also important to have a convenient location for the station.
Neringa Petrauskienė says that she often mistakenly imagines that it is enough to screw the charging station to the walls and it will work. A large part of the work consists of the configuration of the station, its connection to smart devices.
“Charging stations come in very different configurations: with or without an integrated cable, the length of the cable can vary, there can be other additional functions such as user identification function, certification numerical data or dynamic load management methods.
Depending on the customer’s need, the cost of the station project with the operating capacity of the device will vary between 1.2-1.5 thousand. Eur, the cost of installing a waste from a certification specialist alone can reach 300–400 euros, ”says the representative of Elektrum Lietuva.
European Commission July In the Climate Change Package published in 2010, Fit for 55 proposed that CO2 emissions from new cars should be reduced by 2030. should be reduced by more than the 37.5% target previously set. – now stands at 55%. decrease. Cars account for about 12 percent. total EU CO2 emissions.
2021 September 1 According to the data of the state-owned company Regitra, a total of 6,440 electric cars were registered in Lithuania, of which 3,720 were net electric cars and 2,720 were externally chargeable hybrid cars. Number of registered electric vehicles in 2020 there were 4489, in 2019-2600 electric cars.
The largest share of cars traveling on Lithuanian roads consists of diesel fuel – over 1 million, petrol – about 370 thousand. cars.