On January 1, 2025, a new planning and building ordinance entered into force in Sweden, which regulates the availability of charging posts for electric cars in parking lots.
This is based on a new EU directive, and the goal is that in the future it will be easier for those who drive an electric car to find a charger.
However, the proposal has had to endure sharp criticism and many actors still do not understand the requirement, reports Sveriges Radio Ecot.
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They are forced to install chargers
The requirement means that many existing commercial buildings must be equipped with charging points for electric cars in their parking lots. The requirement means that commercial buildings with at least 20 parking spaces must be equipped with at least one charging point.
A commercial building is defined as a building that is heated with energy but is not a residential building, and the requirement applies regardless of whether the 20 parking spaces are outside or in a garage.
According to Anders Johanssonfire engineer at the Housing Authority, there are many actors who still do not understand the requirement, reports SR.
Sharp criticism of the new requirement
The industry organization Fastighetsägarna is sharply critical of the new requirement, and believes that it is not based on a real need.
– When we fueled our cars with ethanol, you didn’t have the idea of forcing property owners to install things, but now that it’s electricity, you think it’s great, says the organization’s head of development and sustainability Rikard Silverfur.
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Exceptions for these organizations
Many were previously afraid that the strict requirement for the installation of charging posts would hit non-profit associations hard.
The fear was that many associations, which cannot necessarily afford that type of investment, would be forced to shut down.
In early October, however, news broke that churches, non-profit associations and non-profit organizations would be exempted from the new rules.
This when it was believed that the rules risk “hitting too hard and giving a disproportionately high financial and administrative burden in relation to the intended benefit”.
Source: nyheter24.se
