The EU Commission approves a German scheme worth €1.8B to roll out high power charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

State aid: Commission approves €1.8 billion German scheme to roll out high power charging infrastructure for electric vehicles* The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.8 billion German scheme to support the roll out of high power charging (‘HPC') infrastructure for electric vehicles. The measure contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Commission's European Green Deal and ‘Fit for 55' package. The German scheme The scheme notified by the German authorities aims at establishing a network of HPC infrastructure for electric vehicles in urban, suburban and rural areas in Germany, the so-called “Deutschlandnetz”. The scheme will create a backbone of essential HPC infrastructure in order to encourage the shift to electric mobility. The measure