Lucerne to establish public network of charging stations
Lucerne - The Swiss city of Lucerne aims to create around 30 public locations with charging facilities by 2035. To that end, it has made public land available to third-party providers in exchange for a concession fee. The city is investing just under 1 million Swiss francs. Further measures should also promote the decarbonisation of transport.
A public network of around 30 charging stations for electric cars is to be established in the Swiss city of Lucerne by 2035, with a focus on residential areas, says the city in a press release. To this end, it will make public land and basic infrastructure - including network connections - available to third-party providers in exchange for a concession fee. This should refinance the city’s investment of 960,000 Swiss francs, based on the user pays principle.
By 2040, all vehicles registered in the city of Lucerne should be electric or powered by renewable energy. To achieve this climate and energy strategy goal, the city of Lucerne and Energie Wasser Luzern (ewl) launched the Green Zones pilot project in April 2024. As part of this project, the first two public charging stations were installed on the city centre’s Bergstrasse and Eichmattstrasse. The results of the five-year initiative were “entirely positive,” the city says.
The measures are part of an overall concept for renewable drives, developed by Zurich-based consulting and engineering firm EBP Switzerland on behalf of the city of Lucerne. The concept also includes support programmes for basic and charging infrastructure, financed by the city’s energy fund, and stipulates that from 2033 onwards, only emission-free taxis will be granted operating licences. In addition, from 2040 onwards, parking permits for long-term parking on public land will only be issued to emission-free vehicles.
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