Methodology to assess the deployment of alternative fuels charging infrastructure along the TEN-T road network

"The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) sets out minimum requirements for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure across EU Member States along the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) road network. This report outlines the methods and algorithms developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to monitor the deployment of alternative fuels recharging infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging points and hydrogen refuelling stations, along TEN-T. The result of the methodology is a Gap Analysis Tool, which quantifies the compliance of EU Member States with the distance-based coverage targets along TEN-T set out in AFIR. The tool first combines the data available from the TENtec Information System with the high-resolution road transport network dataset TomTom MultiNet, to build a routable representation of TEN-T. The detailed topology for road segments and the information on traffic directions, traffic restrictions and travel speeds allow to simulate real-world driving conditions on the TEN-T road network, as well as driving between recharging points and the TEN-T network. In a second step, the tool incorporates a high-resolution charging infrastructure dataset into the transport network model built, to assess the coverage of the network by the charging infrastructure. The report includes three case studies on the results of the Gap Analysis Tool, applied to assess the compliance with different AFIR targets for light-duty electric vehicles along the TEN-T comprehensive road network and the TEN-T core road network, as well as to identify eligibility requirements as part of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF). Through extensive precomputation and customisable parametrisation, the Gap Analysis Tool ensures computational efficiency while enabling comprehensive scenario analysis and customisable parametrisation, to align with the AFIR targets under evaluation. Built on high-resolution data sources, it supports realistic driving modelling, enhancing the accuracy of policy assessments. The Gap Analysis Tool is the result of a collaboration under the administrative agreement between DG MOVE and the JRC, entitled ""Analysis of the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure in the EU Based on High-Resolution Transport Networks"" (AFIRNET)."