STONE-AGED REGULATION HINDERS THE ROLL-OUT OF EV: Tax barriers against Smart Charging

摘要

The Netherlands is one of the leaders in the field of e-mobility. In 2015, the Dutch share in electric vehicles ("EVs") in use worldwide was ～8% (of the approximate 1.2 million vehicles in total). Growth of e-mobility leads to an increasing availability of storage capacity in the grid. This increasing storage capacity can be deployed for "Smart Charging". The smart deployment of this storage capacity is particularly relevant to grid operators. Key principles of Smart Charging are: (1) free access to renewable - local - energy (provider chosen by EV driver rather than by charging point owner), (2) optimising local grid load (prevents extra grid investments) and (3) facilitates grid flexibility (storage of temporary excess of energy generated in a decentralised manner). ElaadNL strongly supports an open market for electric vehicles, where OEM's, energy providers and new charging station operators can entrepreneur on a level playing field. Supporting an open market via open and royalty free standards for smart charging also means that the government should not interfere with unreasonable energy taxes. Our study has shown that the various tax barriers hinder the realisation of these principles and thus flexibility services from storage capacity (EV or static storage).