Expanding our charging infrastructure is a top priority
To meet our climate targets, we need to switch to zero-emission vehicles. That is why, under Flemish Resilience, the Government of Flanders, is investing 30 million euros over two years to expand the public charging infrastructure.
‘The Government of Flanders was able to expand the charging infrastructure by some 5,700 charging points. This means that Flanders now has over 12,000 charging points and, as of 2023, many more will be added’, according to Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters.
This means that in two years’ time the current number of charging equivalents will have tripled. Under Flemish Resilience, the Government of Flanders is allocating 30 million euros via project calls for companies: 15 million for ultrafast charging points along motorways and 15 million for the basic network with ‘slow’ chargers.
The Government of Flanders’ ultimate goal is to have 35,000 charging equivalents in Flanders by 2025. To realise this ambition, this pilot project will continue beyond 2022.
Electric fuelling
Increasing the charging capacity in Flanders is not just done by installing more charging points. The charging technology itself is evolving as well. Did you know that today’s ultrafast chargers are about 7 times more powerful than before? With the latest types, you can charge a car in about 20 minutes, which is almost as long as it takes to drink a cup of coffee at the petrol station!
Recent pilot projects have shown that this can be done even faster. Within a few years we will probably be able to fully charge our electric car in just 10 minutes, which is the time needed to fill up your car with petrol!