The European Union has announced that it will provide additional funding of around €352 million to support environmentally friendly transport infrastructure. This financial support will benefit a total of 26 different projects and companies focused on improving sustainability in the transport sector. At present, it looks like Tesla will receive the lion's share of this funding.The EU's project documentation reveals which countries will benefit from the new measures. The money will be used primarily to install or upgrade nearly 7,200 Superchargers in the European Union. Tesla subsidiaries in Italy and Poland are responsible for the expansion.
Tesla Italy's project description clarifies the plan, saying, "The project aims to install 6,458 charging points with a capacity of 250 kW for trucks at 613 locations in 16 countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden) along the core and overall network. The project includes both the construction of new charging stations and the replacement of outdated charging stations that no longer meet charging capacity and accessibility requirements."Similar activities are also taking place at Tesla's Polish subsidiary and involve six other countries (Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia).
However, there are no details yet on how the new charging stations will be distributed among the various locations or where older Supercharger generations will be replaced with the new ones. It is expected that a significant portion of the funds will go towards the development and modernization of the Tesla Supercharger V4.
In total, the EU has given the green light to 26 different projects, most of which involve the provision of charging stations for electric vehicles. However, some of the projects also involve hydrogen refueling stations for heavy-duty vehicles and other types of vehicles. Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, said, "Our investment of €352 million will go towards some 12,000 charging points, 18 hydrogen refueling stations, and the electrification of ports and airports. This includes the port of Rotterdam and 37 Spanish airports. It is clear that the EU is strongly committed to promoting sustainable transport infrastructures to accelerate the shift to environmentally friendly modes of transport, and Tesla seems to play a central role in this.
