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Industry call: reducing complexity in EV Charging Regulation.
Limit bureaucratic costs for charging stations

CharIN, together with leading organizations from the mobility and energy sectors, including BDEW, ZVEI, ADAC, BVES, e-Mobility Deutschland, INSPIRE, and S.A.F.E., supports ongoing efforts to create a more efficient, harmonized, and future-oriented regulatory framework for public EV charging infrastructure in Germany and across Europe.

For CharIN, this discussion highlights the importance of harmonized and future-ready regulatory frameworks for EV charging infrastructure. As electrification accelerates, consistent standards and interoperable systems are becoming essential to ensure scalable deployment and long-term investment certainty across the industry.

Industry stakeholders recently highlighted that current calibration and metrology requirements for charging infrastructure can create significant administrative complexity and operational costs, particularly for charge point operators (CPOs). According to the organizations involved, the current German approach risks increasing costs and slowing down the expansion of public charging infrastructure.

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Published on: 05/13/2026

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Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW). “Bürokratiekosten für Ladesäulen begrenzen.” BDEW Presse, April 27, 2026. https://www.bdew.de/presse/buerokratiekosten-fuer-ladesaeulen-begrenzen/

In this context, the participating associations are advocating for several pragmatic measures to support the continued ramp-up of e-mobility infrastructure:

  • Accelerating the implementation of the revised EU-wide Measuring Instruments Directive (MID, Annex Va) into German law in order to establish harmonized European rules and avoid national deviations.
  • Clarifying that certain repair activities, such as cable replacements performed by authorized service providers, should not automatically require re-calibration, provided measurement accuracy remains unaffected.
  • Ensuring practical and proportionate requirements regarding testing equipment obligations for DC fast charging infrastructure.
  • Establishing nationwide harmonized testing equipment specifications and enabling cross-regional usability to improve investment planning certainty.
  • Allowing practical sampling procedures for re-calibration after eight years instead of mandatory full-scale re-calibration processes.
  • Reducing administrative burdens related to software updates through downstream, sample-based verification procedures combined with appropriate transition periods.
  • Avoid unnecessary expansion of testing points during DC calibration procedures where no clear additional customer or system benefit can be demonstrated.

CharIN remains committed to contributing technical expertise and industry perspectives to policy discussions that support an efficient and interoperable charging ecosystem.

CharIN believes that interoperable, reliable, and customer-centric charging infrastructure remains essential for the successful transition to zero-emission mobility. At the same time, regulatory frameworks should support scalability, innovation, and operational efficiency across the entire charging ecosystem.

A balanced and innovation-friendly regulatory environment will be essential to accelerate infrastructure deployment, strengthen investment confidence, and ensure a seamless charging experience for EV drivers throughout Europe.

CharIN remains committed to contributing technical expertise and industry perspectives to policy discussions that support an efficient and interoperable charging ecosystem.

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Originally published by CharIN, this article examines current trends and regulatory developments in EV charging.

Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW). “Bürokratiekosten für Ladesäulen begrenzen.” BDEW. https://www.bdew.de/presse/buerokratiekosten-fuer-ladesaeulen-begrenze

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