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The European Green Deal calls for a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transport, the aim being for the EU to become a climate neutral economy by 2050, while also working towards a zero-pollution ambition. The transport sector is still vastly reliant on fossil fuels. Boosting the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) is a priority objective in the quest to make road transport more sustainable. The actual lack of infrastructure for EV is an important obstacle to development of the subsequent market. Public intervention stimulating the implementation of EV infrastructure is therefore necessary. The Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and the Proposal for a Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR), repealing the above mentioned defines a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the European Union in order to minimise dependence on oil and to mitigate the environmental impact of transport. It sets out minimum requirements for the building-up of alternative fuels infrastructure, including networks of standardised multi-standard charging points with non-discriminatory access for Electric Vehicles (EV). The objective of the project is to install 73 recharging points with power capacity of at least 150 kW along the TEN-T road network in at least 22 different locations Electric Terminal’s main focus is to provide qualitative high-quality fast charging service: • in the charging locations station the customer shall be able to opt for CCS2 charging, and optionally choose between at least 1x Type-2, 1x and/or CHAdeMO where appropriate and multiple CCS2, with at least one CCS2 recharging point output capable of charging at 150 kW or higher power • While a customer is charging a variety of services are available such as free toilets, convenience store, coffee, cafeteria, canteen, playground for children etc. • all locations are accessible 24/7 from public roads • charging equipment is accessible to all users including persons with a disability • all locations have multiple payment options such as mobile app, card payment and where possible, cash payment The overall objective of the project is to install electric vehicle charging stations along the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive Network that allow fast charging (i.e. charging power above 150 kW per single charging point/vehicle). The main objective of this project is therefore to implement a reliable network of publicly accessible recharging stations for light duty electric vehicles to allow electric charging along the TEN-T road networks in Estonia. The Project relies on 100% renewable electricity, contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal. The text of this Grant Agreement follows the following definitions: - Recharging station means a physical installation at a single location, consisting of one or more recharging points. - Recharging point means an interface that allows for the transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle, which, whilst it may have one or several connectors to accommodate different connector types, is capable of recharging only one electric vehicle at a time. - Connector means a physical interface (plug) connecting to the car. It can be as well an induction plate used for wireless charging. - Charger means a physical object grouping of one or more recharging points, where all the physical “human-machine” interfaces are usually located. - power output means the theoretical maximum power, expressed in kW, that can be provided by a recharging point to a vehicle. - Light-Duty Vehicle (LDV) means a motor vehicle of categories M1 or N1 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC - Heavy-Duty Vehicle (HDV) means a motor vehicle of categories M2, M3, N2 or N3 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC - Publicly accessible means an alternat