While the European Commission has committed to proposing a revised directive on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive within the year, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the Transport & Environment organisation have, in a letter on Thursday 11 February, called on it to opt for a regulation in this area rather than a directive.
A regulation, they argue, would help to harmonise the common market for zero emission...