Activities of Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA related to 2018/2023(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the European Union: Time to act!
Amendments (6)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that although more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry and create new quality jobs in Europe; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro- mobility by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging should respect sustainable criteria and will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of public supervision for ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers and energy source100% renewable energy based to recharging points;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of maintaining a harmoniszed marketframework by promoting the interoperability between servers and data formats, and standardised protocols for the fleet of vehicles; welcomes the recent achievements by CEN-CENELEC in partially overcoming the problem of standardisation.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls the European Commission to review the definition of alternative fuels. It is scientifically proven that, due to methane emissions, some alternative fuels, such as natural gas and biogas, have little or no environmental benefits and therefore do not represent a sustainable solution in a medium and long-term perspective. Therefore, natural gas and biogas, shall not be considered as clean fuels.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In order to be consistent with the objectives of sustainability, batteries should be produced with the minimum environmental impacts inside and outside the Union, especially regarding the process of extraction of material used for the building of the batteries. The greenhouse gas emissions during all the production process should be taking into account. The Commission should come forward, in line with the revision of Directive 2006/66/EC, with ambitious objectives of recyclability of batteries.