The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport has provided 120 additional public parking spaces for the expansion of charging infrastructure.
The 120 additional parking spaces along federal and state roads provide space for new charging points to further densify the network. The Ministry of Transport is gradually releasing further parking spaces for private investors in order to further advance climate protection goals and expand the charging infrastructure in Baden-Württemberg. The goal is to have between 60,000 and 100,000 public charging points by 2030. Transport Minister Winfried Hermann emphasised: “The electrification of transport plays an important role in climate protection. To achieve this, a comprehensive and reliable charging infrastructure is necessary. In order to further expand this, suitable sites are needed. We are making these available.”
FlächenTOOL is well received
The FlächenTOOL platform, provided by the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, brings providers and interested parties together. This accelerates the expansion on a local level. Last year, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport made around 130 federally and state-owned parking space areas along federal and state roads available to private investors. The response was strong with 350 enquiries for the 40 most sought-after parking areas. 32 areas are in the planning stage and one is already under construction.
Johannes Pallasch, Head and Spokesperson of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure at NOW GmbH: ‘We are excited to continue supporting Baden-Württemberg in expanding its charging infrastructure and that our FlächenTOOL has proven to be a valuable platform for facilitating this. The TOOL enables private investors and landowners, such as federal states or municipalities, to find each other quickly and easily. The fact that this works in practice is demonstrated by the numerous projects that have already been realised in Baden-Württemberg and throughout Germany using the FlächenTOOL.’
Informal procedure and priority principle
Private investors can express their interest in the parking spaces that have been posted online in an informal manner via the FlächenTOOL platform. The spaces are reserved for the first person to register, according to the priority principle. A rough concept for the planned project must then be submitted within one month. Second and third parties will be put on a waiting list.
The maximum number of parking spaces has already been determined in the FlächenTOOL. However, it is possible that fewer charging stations can be installed for economic or technical reasons.
Reservation for one year
The rough concept submitted is then checked by the respective regional council. After a successful check, the areas are reserved for one year. Lower administrative authorities can issue a special use permit for the construction of publicly accessible charging infrastructure following their own assessment. However, there is no entitlement to this. The project developer is responsible for the entire project development, including the application process and clarification of the local conditions.