European CommissionJun 15, 2025

🛬 Plane lands. Flight mode off.
💬 “Welcome to Italy! Use your mobile plan just like at home.”

8 years of free EU roaming – we've come a long way:

→ 2000s: €0.50–€1/min calls
→ 2007: roaming caps
→ 2017: the end of roaming charges
→ 2022: the improved “Roam like at home” pack extended to 2032, bringing:

🌐 Fast 5G access across the EU
💰 Protection from unexpected charges
🆘 Better access to emergency services

Fair for operators. Free for you.

#ThisIsTheEU

Show threadreindeerphotoJun 15, 2025
@EUCommission
Now start with the charging of EVs.
In Germany we have a corrupt system of differend charging companies without a proper claim of costs beforehand. And no real way of using a credit card without registering and data collection of the companies...
#ev #chargers #charging #energiewende #elektromobilitat
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam
Show threadJan Niklas Fingerle

@reindeerphoto
As much as I believe the current system has to change ... could you please tell (1) what's currently *corrupt* and (2) how using credit cards prohibits data collection?

@EUCommission

Jun 15, 2025 at 9:10amWeb
Show threadreindeerphotoJun 15, 2025
@jnfingerle @EUCommission
Currupt in the sense:
If you use at the very same charging station different cards you pay different prices for the very same product (Energy). (The regulation about transmission of energy gives almost no price limit for other cards -> ad hoc prices are the gate keeper)
Data collection:
There is no need for those companies to destroy your privacy completely by using (spying) apps. Plus the concetration of data:
next part
Show threadreindeerphotoJun 15, 2025
@jnfingerle @EUCommission
phone number, name, credit cart numbers (or what so ever), location tracking (They know the location of their charger but with the apps they track you in between)
These data are the real treasure...
Show threadJan Niklas FingerleJun 15, 2025

@reindeerphoto
Your definition of "corrupt" seems to be a bit off.

And as much as I'd like not to need 10 different RFID cards for different providers, none of those track me between different chargers. You don't have to use those apps in daily use.

The main problem is that chargers are classified as part of the service and not of the infrastructure.

@EUCommission

Show threadreindeerphotoJun 15, 2025
@jnfingerle @EUCommission
and since I guess you are a german:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8EY6q1RNNDg
Plus his rants (🤭) on the "Ladeinfrastrukturkartell"...
Dänen lügen nicht: Ist Elektroautofahren im Ausland "einfacher"? @FrankEusterholz

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