P3 Energy Excellence/Trucks Report, MAN und mehr

The P3 Energy Excellence/Trucks Report examines the challenges and opportunities in electrifying truck fleets for logistics. Based on interviews with companies like REMONDIS, Hermes, Elflein Holding, and NOSTA Group, the report analyzes fleet profiles, current charging infrastructure, and shared experiences to advance electrification.

Key drivers include EU emission regulations, toll incentives, and internal sustainability goals. Additional motivators like customer demands, corporate image, and lower operating costs are identified. However, the lack of planning security—especially around political frameworks and charging infrastructure—remains the greatest hurdle. Bureaucratic processes and long delivery times further complicate fleet electrification.

The report highlights that electrifying logistics isn’t just about regulatory compliance but also offers strategic and economic advantages. The study calls for better collaboration among policymakers, logistics firms, and vehicle manufacturers to ensure success.

MAN Truck & Bus marked a milestone in the electrification of goods transport by delivering its first eTruck to Duvenbeck Group. The Ultra Low Liner eTGX tractor, tailored to the high-volume needs of automotive logistics, aims to make Volkswagen’s factory logistics more sustainable.

Under a Letter of Intent (LOI), Duvenbeck plans the deployment of up to 120 MAN eTGX units by 2026. Designed to pull trailers with an interior height of three meters, the eTGX offers a range of approximately 500 kilometers, powered by a modular battery system with up to six packs.

Milence, a joint venture, has opened its first two public truck charging parks in Germany. Strategically located at Hermsdorfer Kreuz (A4, Thuringia) and Vockerode (A9, Saxony-Anhalt), these sites offer charging capacities of up to 400 kW.

The Hermsdorfer Kreuz site features eight charging bays, while Vockerode provides four bays along with amenities like secure parking, showers, and Wi-Fi. Milence plans further expansion in cities like Kassel and Koblenz, as well as in ten other European markets. Already at this year’s IAA TRANSPORTATION, Milence showcased an identical Charging Hub.

Zunder has unveiled Spain’s largest fast-charging park at the Parque Principado shopping center in Oviedo. The facility includes 36 charging points, with 12 offering up to 400 kW and 24 providing up to 160 kW. All stations support Plug&Charge and have credit card terminals for on-the-spot payments.

By 2025, Zunder plans to roll out 3,000 charging points across France, Italy, and Portugal, further bolstering the EV infrastructure in southern Europe.

In collaboration with the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and Innovate UK, Project EV has developed one of the UK’s first megawatt charging systems featuring Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology.

This system enables rapid charging for electric trucks and the return of energy to the grid to stabilize fluctuations. It combines robust terminals with a "power cabinet" capable of servicing up to ten charging points and is compatible with liquid-cooled MSC and CCS chargers .

Since September, Ceva Logistics has been using an electric auto transporter to deliver BMW and Mini vehicles from Marly-La-Ville to partner networks around Paris. This pilot project, running through March 2025, evaluates the practicality of electric transport in urban and suburban environments.

The transporter, based on a Volvo FM Electric with a Lohr body, covers 270 km daily, charging between trips or overnight. With a target of 30,000 test kilometers, BMW and Ceva emphasize that decarbonizing logistics is a key element of their sustainability strategies.

Ceva plans to deploy 1,450 electric vehicles worldwide by 2025 and actively participates in the European Clean Transport Network to develop charging and refueling infrastructure along European highways.