Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure UCITS ETF - Acc

Why Invest in the EV Charging Infrastructure ETF?

Growth of EV industry:

The electric vehicle industry is a rapidly growing industry. The share of electric vehicles in new registrations continues to rise on the back of incentives and legislation aimed at meeting net zero carbon emission goals. However, the expansion of the necessary charging infrastructure that is required to sustain this increase in electric vehicles on the road is yet to catch up and as a result this opportunity has so far been largely overlooked by investors.

Policy to promote EV industry:

Policy makers are also turning their attention to the infrastructure behind the electric vehicle and have pledged substantial investments into the expansion of charging infrastructure globally. In the US the Joe USD 1 trillion infrastructure package presented by Joe Biden includes a USD 7.5 billion budget aiming to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030. (Source: President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - The White House)

Evolution of EV infrastructure:

According to the estimation of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive of the European Parliament, every ten EVs will need one publicly accessible charging point. Currently 80% EV owners in the U.S. have their own chargers at home, as the chargers are comparably easy to be installed in garage of detached or semi-detached houses. (Source: European Court of Auditors: Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles special report, 2021)

Key Risks

Investors' capital is fully at risk and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

The value of equities and equity-related securities can be affected by daily stock and currency market movements.

Exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations could have a negative or positive effect on returns.

Rapid technological shifts and trends including; adoption rate of renewable technologies, adoption rate of electric vehicles, development of lithium-ion battery technology, and the development of green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells.

Legal and regulatory risk; implementation of strict environmental laws and/or carbon taxes by governments committed to meeting their Paris agreement NDC’s could increase demand for products and services in the ETF.