Greece lags behind its EU partners in the promotion of electric mobility with just 25 exclusively electric cars currently in circulation. In an effort to bring Greece closer to EU targets for the proliferation of electric mobility, the government has introduced a legislative amendment to regulate the operation of recharging facilities. The amendment means that charging facilities will no longer need a special license for supplying electrical energy and will instead by categorized as final consumers with the right to resell energy as a service.

Environment and Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis hopes that the recent amendment will change the current situation and set off the new market. In the first stage, an integrated “Network of Electric Mobility” will operate in pilot form to coordinate the activities of the planned program and to undertake a public information campaign geared towards promoting electric mobility.

EU targets want Greece to have 13,000 electric vehicle charging stations by the end of 2020.