The European Commission's Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure aims to increase the ambition level of national alternative-fuel plans and investments in the 28 member states, as well as improving consumer acceptance of alternatively-powered vehicles. The plan includes legislative and non-legislative initiatives, and investment solutions for the trans-European deployment of alternative-fuel infrastructure. The plan should be seen in the context of the key legislative proposals in the Clean Mobility Package, which include CO2 standards for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles for 2025 and 2030. Another key element of the package is setting benchmarks for the uptake of low- and zero-emission vehicles (LZEV). The Commission has proposed a benchmark level of 15% LZEV vehicles by 2025 and a 30% benchmark for 2030. This LZEV benchmark is linked to the CO2 targets proposed for 2025 and 2030, which would have the same ambition level (percentage-wise) as the benchmarks according to the current proposal. The 2030 CO2 target and benchmark would be subject to a review clause according to Article 14 of the draft recast proposal.
