Jaap Burger

Electrification of transport is essential to ensure Europe's energy resilience and achieve climate targets. This requires public #EV charging infrastructure in the right places, at the right time and at the right prices.

In this new Regulatory Assistance Project report we present 7 key building blocks:

https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/make-public-ev-charging-cheaper/

For several years now, public EV charging points in Amsterdam have also been used to provide temporary power supplies for construction projects and events, for example. The city is now actively promoting this as an alternative to diesel generators on construction sites.

https://www.amsterdam.nl/leefomgeving/openbare-stroompunten/

Italian design meets #EV charging infrastructure: Pininfarina will design the future Plenitude charging sites.

https://corporate.eniplenitude.com/it/media/comunicati-stampa/mobilita-elettrica/03-03-2026-Plenitude-e-Pininfarina-insieme-per-un-nuovo-design-delle-aree-di-ricarica-per-veicoli-elettrici

Spring has arrived in central and western Europe, as shown by the sun-shaped hole in the electricity prices for the day.

https://data.nordpoolgroup.com/auction/day-ahead/prices?deliveryDate=2026-02-28&currency=EUR&aggregation=DeliveryPeriod&deliveryAreas=AT,BE,FR,GER,NL,PL

What a great report by the Norwegian Consumer Council on how digital products and services are getting worse (enshittification)!

Lots of good explanations and examples, but also very actionable with policy recommendations.

https://www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-english/digital-products-and-services-are-getting-worse-but-the-trend-can-be-reversed/