Electric riding made easier in the Benelux FEMA news December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Using an electric motorcycle on longer distances in Europe has come a step closer. The governments of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed a declaration on borderless access to e-mobility services within the Benelux. The ambitions are: That publicly accessible charging infrastructure in the Benelux is easily accessible for all EV drivers within the Benelux, in a non-discriminatory way; That electric vehicle drivers are able to pay for charging sessions on ad hoc basis or by using their own e-mobility service contract; That charging tariffs are transparent and fair for all consumers. Click here to read the full declaration. Further they want to harmonize the infrastructure within the Benelux, have good information about charging points, facilitate cross-border deployment of e-mobility services and charging infrastructure, have price transparency, cost-effectiveness and non-discriminatory accessibility and work together at EU-level, for example by coordinated implementation of EU directives on the deployment of charging infrastructure, and to support a European plan of action regarding the guarantee of cross-border access to charging infrastructure and the e-mobility market of services. The governments didn’t give a time-line and stress that this is a political intent only. Nevertheless, this is an important step towards a useable infrastructure for electric motorcycles which can be a boost for the sale and use of electric motorcycles. ‘FEMA sees a future for electric motorcycles and motorcycles with an internal combustion engine side by side’ FEMA’s General Secretary Dolf Willigers comments: “This is a good thing for the transition towards more electric motorcycles. FEMA supports this development, because we see a future for electric motorcycles and motorcycles with an internal combustion engine side by side. This means we need a good infrastructure for both electric and gasoline fuelled motorcycles.” Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail Print Print