The beginning of 21th century is extremely important for developed countries because of the reduction of theirdependence on fossil fuels. The biggest vehicle manufacturing companies are planning to start selling at least one model ofelectric vehicle and it is expected that by 2025 approximately 10% of the new cars sold worldwide will be electric. In order toreach this goal, some countries are successfully executing an effective electric transport development policy: to create a publiclyaccessible network for charging electric vehicles, pay incentives for purchasing an electric car, create free of charge parkingplaces and implement other encouraging measures. While analysing world trends it has been noted that the majority of electriccars owners live in private houses. This is due to the fact that people who are living in apartment buildings and planning onpurchasing an electric car come across multiple issues when it comes to charging the car at their living area at night. Therefore,the aim of this article is to evaluate the opportunities of developing access points for charging electric cars around the territoryof apartment buildings. To achieve this we have raised these main objectives: have the EU member states already foreseen thenecessary measures ensuring comfortable charging of electric cars in the territory of apartment buildings?; have the plans forthe development of charging facilities in the territory of apartment buildings already been prepared?; which new technologieswill be used for the safe charging of electric cars?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.113