To support the future of electric trucks, E.ON and MAN are partnering to build out the truck charging network in Europe. The collaboration is set to see 400 charging points installed across 170 locations. The charging stations will be built along MAN’s existing service network and will also support charging for commercial vehicles produced by other manufacturers.
The first location is due to open this year and around 80 sites are planned to be built by the end of 2025. Germany is set to receive 125 charging sites and other stations are planned for Austria, the UK, Denmark, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.ON, said: “Europe has set itself the goal of reducing emissions from heavy commercial vehicles by 90% by 2040. Electric mobility is a central key to achieving this goal. We are investing heavily to give the infrastructure for electric heavy goods transport a decisive boost and to set the course for sustainable logistics and green supply chains. Nearly all major manufacturers are now focusing their development efforts on electric mobility. For the final breakthrough, we need a high-performance charging infrastructure that is designed on a European scale. We are delighted to be leading the way together with MAN.”
Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, said: “For the mobility transition to be successful, we need around 50,000 charging points for heavy commercial vehicles in Europe by 2030. As a manufacturer of electric trucks, we are of course making our contribution to this. I am delighted that E.ON is now a strong partner for the electrification of our service locations. We are thus laying another foundation stone for a public charging network. However, we still urgently need the support of policymakers to build this network on a large scale.”
Friedrich Baumann, executive board member for sales and customer solutions at MAN Truck & Bus SE, said: “With our new eTruck, we are launching series production this year of a vehicle that is suitable for almost all applications. The response has been very positive. However, the right charging infrastructure will ultimately decide whether our customers actually switch from diesel to electric drive. I am therefore delighted that we are now tackling the electrification of our service network together with E.ON.”
Sukhjinder Singh, CEO of E.ON subsidiary E.ON Drive Infrastructure: “The partnership with MAN Truck & Bus is a key milestone on the road to a sustainable future for heavy-duty transport. By combining MAN's extensive service network with E.ON's expertise in charging infrastructure, we are setting a new standard for electromobility in the commercial vehicle sector.”
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