In North Brabant and Limburg

Vattenfall InCharge is opening up charging points for petrol and diesel cars in 19 local authorities

Op de pilotlocaties wordt gewerkt met twee varianten om de parkeerplekken aan te duiden: een laadtegel of een aangepast verkeersbord. Foto: Vattenfall InCharge

From Saturday 1 August, Vattenfall InCharge is launching a pilot scheme in North Brabant and Limburg whereby public charging points will no longer be reserved exclusively for electric cars. Motorists with petrol or diesel cars will also be allowed to park there.

During the pilot, a total of 150 charging points will be installed across 19 municipalities in North Brabant and Limburg, where the parking space is not reserved exclusively for charging. These parking spaces can be identified by a modified road sign or a charging tile. In addition, 150 standard charging points will be installed where the parking space is exclusively reserved for charging electric cars, according to a press release from Vattenfall InCharge.

No separate procedure

The pilot has been launched in response to growing pressure on public space. Electric cars need charging points, whilst many neighbourhoods are simultaneously struggling with parking shortages. Vattenfall InCharge wants to investigate whether charging points can be installed more quickly because local authorities do not have to go through a separate procedure to designate a parking space exclusively as a charging point. The project will also examine how motorists cope with shared charging and parking spaces. According to the company, this will involve looking at the use of the spaces, the availability of charging points, residents’ experiences, any complaints or objections, and the impact on the roll-out of public charging infrastructure.

The participating municipalities are Alphen-Chaam, Baarle-Nassau, Gilze en Rijen, Asten, Bergen op Zoom, Eersel, Etten-Leur, Geldrop-Mierlo, Goirle, Landgraaf, Moerdijk, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Reusel-De Mierden, Tilburg, Valkenswaard, Vught, Weert and Zundert.

Etten-Leur had previously announced that the municipality would start the pilot on 1 July. Following the press release, Mobility Energy enquired with Vattenfall about the start date. The company has stated that the official start date of the pilot is 1 August. Enquiries were therefore also made to the municipality of Etten-Leur, but no response has been received as yet.

According to Vattenfall InCharge, the charging points will be installed after the construction industry holiday, between August 2026 and January 2027. The locations will be monitored for several months to determine which approach works best.

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This article was automatically translated from the original Dutch text into English (British).

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: Mobility Energy

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