E.ON and MAN set up public charging network

E.ON and MAN Truck & Bus are jointly taking the expansion of the charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in Germany and Europe a decisive step forward. Both companies are investing in the new charging stations, which are being built along the existing MAN service network and where commercial vehicles from other manufacturers can also charge publicly. Around 125 locations are planned in Germany alone. This will create the largest nationwide public charging network for heavy commercial vehicles in the country to date. E.ON and MAN are building further locations in Austria, the UK, Denmark, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

“I am delighted that with E.ON we now have a strong partner at our side for the electrification of our service locations,” said Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus SE. "We are thus laying another foundation stone for a public charging network. However, we still urgently need the support of politicians for its large-scale development."

"Europe has set itself the goal of reducing emissions from heavy commercial vehicles by 90 percent by 2040. Electromobility is a central key to this,” says Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.ON SE. "We are investing massively to give the infrastructure for electric heavy goods transport a decisive boost and to set the course for sustainable logistics and green supply chains. Almost all major manufacturers are now focusing on electromobility in their developments. For the final breakthrough, we need a nationwide, high-performance charging infrastructure that is designed from the outset on a European scale. We are delighted to be leading the way here together with MAN."

Tailor-made for trucks: In around 45 minutes, you can recharge electricity for up to 300 kilometers.

Later conversion to megawatt charging planned

The construction of the locations specially designed for electric commercial vehicles follows a modular approach. In the first step, the locations will each be equipped with several 400 kW charging points. This will allow an average electric truck to recharge electricity for a range of up to 300 kilometers in around 45 minutes. A later upgrade of the locations to the MCS megawatt charging system is planned. The first 80 locations of the new charging network are to be installed by the end of 2025.