The Moves Corredores, managed by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), seeks to improve the coverage of charging infrastructure on those roads where implementation is currently insufficient.
This programme is part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed with NextGenerationEU funds from the European Union.
However, neither implementation dates nor final budget figures have yet been revealed.
The official announcement of this aid was made within the framework of the extension of the Moves III Plan until December 2024 with an addition of 200 million euros.
The Moves Corredores was in public consultation from June 28 to July 12, 2024.
More than a month after its closure, no additional information has yet been released.
This is confirmed by the sector to Mobility Portal España.
“There is nothing new at the moment,” the Business Association for the Development and Promotion of Electric Mobility (AEDIVE) told this newspaper.
This news is shared by other eMobility experts, who detail that there is little new information, “all that is known is about the public consultation at the end of July and little else.”
What does the Moves Corredores involve?
The idea is to improve connectivity, the viability of electric vehicles on long-distance routes and to eliminate concerns regarding electric mobility.
While also complying with Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament, which establishes requirements for alternative fuel infrastructure.
The regulation will establish the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies to finance investments in the installation of public access charging points, both on the state and regional road networks.
This is provided that they affect at least two autonomous communities.
This Moves Corredores addresses a recurring complaint in the sector, linked to the shortage of charging stations in rural areas or shaded areas.
In this regard, the Rural Decarbonisation Observatory of the Association of Electric Energy Distributors (CIDE) highlights the importance of these regions in the transition towards clean mobility.
According to data from the DGT, in these locations in the country, around 50 per cent of the vehicle fleet is over 15 years old, while at the national level, older vehicles represent less than 40 per cent.
The renewal of these vehicles offers the ideal opportunity to promote the electrification of mobility in rural areas.
In this context, some companies are also assuming responsibility to resolve this problem.
Among them, Galp and BMW Spain.
Together they aim to develop a rural electrification programme to boost connectivity and sustainable mobility between these areas.
The companies have formed an alliance with the aim of creating an initial network of more than 100 ultra-fast charging points, with a capacity of up to 180 kilowatts (kW).
This will be deployed along the main medium and long distance corridors in the national territory.
What solutions could complement the Moves Corredores?
MITECO mentions the possibility of awarding tenders or competitions for the development of this type of infrastructure, as well as the implementation of dissemination and communication measures.
And not only that.
It also provides for the programme to be accompanied by the design of a renewable electricity credit mechanism in the transport sector, known as e-Credits.
How does this system, so eagerly awaited by the sector, work?
This would allow charging point operators to generate credits for the clean energy supplied, which could be sold to fuel suppliers to help them meet their sustainability obligations.
They could also improve the return on investment in “refuelling” infrastructure and facilitate the financing of new projects without the need for public funds.
The public consultation for e-Credits also ended on 12 July.
“The responses are currently being analyzed, but we hope to have news soon for their implementation,” says Etienne Mingot, Business Development Manager for Electromobility at STX Commodities.
The successful implementation of this mechanism will depend, among other aspects, on the digitalization of the registry and the improvement in the management of information flows.
Implementation of this system is expected to begin in 2025.
