“The regulation also requires that ad-hoc charging payments can be made via cards or contactless devices, without requiring a subscription.”
The EU wants a 150kW charger every 60km on its main highways from 2025, with 400kW per station on the core network. The bigger win is the payment rule. Card or contactless, no app, no subscription, prices posted. Every charging network that made you install its app just to pay now has to take your card.