It is expected that every third vehicle in Europe in the coming period will be environmentally friendly, which is a standard that Serbia aspires to.
As a quarter of the EU’s total emissions come from diesel and petrol exhausts, nine member states have decided to send a clear request to the European Commission to set a precise deadline for stopping the production and sale of vehicles on fossil fuels, all to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
The European Commission will introduce changes to “raise” the number of electric vehicles to 30 million in the next ten years. Currently, there are 1.4 million electric vehicles on the roads of Europe, while on Serbian roads, according to the data from 2020, there are about 300 registered electric cars and around 3.000 registered hybrids.
To encourage the use of environmentally friendly modes of transport, the Ministry of Environmental Protection continues to subsidize electric and hybrid vehicles, which is a part of measures implemented to improve air quality and the environment.
It is known that traffic everywhere in the world, especially in big cities, is a significant cause of air pollution. So, for the electric vehicle ride to become popular in our area, it is necessary to develop the appropriate infrastructure.
In focus:
New charging points in the charge&GO network
At the end of March, another charger for electric cars was put into operation, which is located near the toll ramp in Vrčin, when you travel from Niš to Belgrade. It is an ABB HP 175 fast charger installed by MT-KOMEX.
The company is becoming recognizable in the electromobility sector, and it is quite possible that you have heard for some of the charging points on Serbian highways or you have parked your vehicle in the Plaza shopping centre in Kragujevac or TC Promenada in Novi Sad and saw parking spaces specially reserved for electric four-wheelers.
The MT-KOMEX team installed all chargers at these locations. Each of these shopping malls has five Smart wallbox chargers manufactured by Schneider Electric with the power of 22 kW.
If you go down the Danube main road to Kladovo, a “green” charger under a solar canopy that supplies it with electricity will be waiting for you. This modern combination of panels and chargers is located at the parking lot of domestic company Termovent. All mentioned chargers are integrated into the charge&GO platform.
It is the first regional platform for charging electric vehicles, which also includes neighbouring countries in addition to Serbia. Through this charging system for the use of charging points, drivers of electric cars can charge their vehicles fast and easy.
They also have a mobile application charge&GO for Android and iOS at their disposal. MT-KOMEX continues its mission of developing electromobility in Serbia, and all interested parties are invited to include their chargers in the charge&GO network.
How does charge&GO work?
The software allows users to quickly search for the nearest chargers in the charge&GO network, as well as vacant charging stations. At the charging point, it is necessary to authorize yourself by using a mobile phone or RFID card.
The charging session starts the moment you connect the cable to the selected charging point. Service users can use charging points for their four-wheelers with a one-time payment option.
Apart from the fact that users will be able to travel around the country and the region without any worries, thanks to the cooperation between MT-KOMEX and Finnish company Virta, they will also have electric chargers in more than 30 countries (more than 180,000 chargers in Europe) which are part of the global platform at their disposal. And all of that without the additional cost of roaming!
We remind you that the subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles range from 2,500 to 5,000 euros. The Public Company “Roads of Serbia” has launched an initiative to reduce the toll for electric and hybrid vehicles by 13 per cent.
In the future, we expect some more benefits for those who opt for electric vehicles, and with the available incentives, we should soon see more of these vehicles on our streets. What we will not see is an ominous cloud of smoke from the exhaust, which will contribute to the reduction of air pollution.
Read the story in the new issue of the Energy portal Magazine CIRCULAR ECONOMY march 2021.-may 2021.
