Thursday, June 11th, 2026
The European Commission’s review of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) has entered its second phase. A 12-week public consultation, open from 11 May to 3 August 2026, invites stakeholders to provide evidence on whether the regulation’s current targets are adequate, where implementation is falling short, and what legislative changes are needed. The Commission is expected to publish its legislative proposal before the end of 2026.
This webinar is the second in a series of expert sessions that ALICE has organised as part of a structured effort to bring ALICE members evidence into the AFIR review process. The first session, held on 17 April 2026, brought together a closed group of experts from the truck charging ecosystem to explore AFIR implementation challenges and grid readiness for heavy-duty vehicle charging along the TEN-T network. That session produced ALICE’s formal response to the AFIR Call for Evidence, the first step in a longer process of coordinated member engagement with the Commission.
Evidence collected across Horizon Europe projects under the 2Zero Partnership — ZEFES, FLEXMCS, MACBETH, and now BELOGIC— and validated through the April expert session consistently points to a structural problem that sits at the interface between transport policy and energy infrastructure planning. The minimum power targets currently set by AFIR for heavy-duty charging pools along TEN-T could fall significantly short of what projected truck volumes will require by 2030. At the same time, the grid connection processes needed to support high-capacity charging hubs, for both public corridor infrastructure and private depot connections, involve lenghty approval timelines, high connection fees, and lead times that are incompatible with AFIR’s compliance deadlines. In case a TEN-T location requires grid reinforcements or expansion, lead times are even longer (3-5 years). These gaps, if not addressed in the revised regulation, will make zero-emission targets structurally unachievable for European logistics operators.
The session is organised around three discussion blocks (here explained more in detail), each mapped to the relevant parts of the consultation.
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Discussion block
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Key questions
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Art ref.
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HDV recharging targets & megawatt charging
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Whether current power-output and distance requirements match real duty cycles, and where infrastructure is keeping pace with demand (or not).
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Art. 4 AFIR — B.2 / G.2
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Price transparency & reasonable prices at public recharging
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The user experience for logistics operators, both at a charging point (card payment) and via eMSP apps and cards.
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Art. 5 AFIR — D / G.5 / G.6 / G.7
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Technical standards, data access & depot/private charging
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Interoperability and compliance, access to infrastructure data, and how (or whether) private depot charging should be monitored.
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Art. 20–21 AFIR — E / F.2
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The session will close with a prioritisation exercise and an open round to capture the sector’s top recommendations for the review.
Objectives
The session aims to create a Taskforce of active members wishing to contribute with their experience by:
The recorded session videos and presentations are available in the ALICE Knowledge Platform Efficient and Low Emissions Assets and Energy event page:
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FLEXMCS has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101192657. MACBETH has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101192466. ZEFES is funded by the European Union under grant agreement number 101095856 Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. |