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Rheinmetall’s awesome curbside EV charger is rolling out in German cities after a successful pilot—2,800+ sessions, 99% uptime. Delivers 22 kW AC, blends into the kerb, no street clutter. Series-ready now. Cost: ~€7–8k per unit installed. Smart, scalable, and sorely needed. ⚡🇩🇪 #EV #Infra #evcharging

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The European Commission has published new requirements for EV charging points. These requirements will make hardware more expensive and add to the complexity of the already opaque pricing landscape for public EV charging. They also lack a focus on true interoperability from a user's perspective.

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www.linkedin.comThe delegated act amending the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) has now been officially published by the European Commission and will apply from 8 January 2026 onwards. | Jaap BurgerThe delegated act amending the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) has now been officially published by the European Commission and will apply from 8 January 2026 onwards. From this date onwards, all newly installed public EV charging stations will be required to support the outdated EN ISO 15118-2 standard, without specifying the functionality. From January 2027 onwards, all new public and private EV charging points will be required to support EN ISO 15118-20, again without specification of the required functionality. This is a major change for EV charging hardware manufacturers, amidst other compliance changes: These include the Radio Equipment Directive with rules on cybersecurity (August 2025), the Measuring Instruments Directive covering EV charging (in preparation) and the European network codes for Demand Connection and, for V2G, Requirements for Generators (both of which are apparently delayed until next year). Will we see a slowdown in EV deployment while all these pending requirements crystallise? Will this regulation improve EV charging for users? Not necessarily. While it is useful to specify a V2G communication standard, it would still be preferable to allow current solutions to coexist in the years to come, whilst ensuring that hardware purchased now can be upgraded in the future. This regulation doesn't fully solve interoperability issues, as closed solutions regarding certificate access/acceptance can still remain. More high-level wording is needed to describe users' ability to use their vehicles and charging devices in whatever combination. Similarly, the optional functionality of the standards is not specified. These requirements will make public EV charging hardware more expensive, but an impact assessment is absent. In particular, the requirement for public charging stations to support an outdated standard is unfortunate. The value of automatic authentication, or Plug & Charge, for users in the current market is also questionable. It won't address the major issue of not knowing how much charging will cost. In fact, it will make it even less transparent how much you will end up paying for EV charging. Current widespread price discrimination will be able to continue. Next year's AFIR review should focus on users, offering them free choice, price transparency and non-discrimination, reliability and ease of use, and ensuring they reap the benefits of the flexibility they provide to the energy system. These standards would only make sense if they described the necessary functionality with a strong focus on the user, which is currently missing. For now, they merely add to the existing complexity of the problem.