E-Mobility in the Energy Transition
Building future‑ready fleets through smarter energy use
As the energy transition advances, reducing emissions in freight transport becomes essential to achieving overall climate targets. Trucks generate a significant share of transport‑related CO₂ emissions, meaning that progress in this segment has a decisive impact on the success of the transition. At the same time, transportation companies face rising cost pressure, increasing regulatory requirements, and the need for reliable, long‑term planning.
For many B2B fleets, e‑mobility is becoming a realistic business option - especially where routes are predictable and vehicles return regularly to a depot. While electric trucks are not the right solution for every use case today, they are becoming an important addition alongside renewable fuels and efficiency improvements.
For you, the key questions are how electric trucks perform over their full lifetime and how they fit into daily operations.
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By looking at the total cost of ownership and choosing the right charging strategy, e‑mobility can help you reduce emissions, manage costs, and build a more future‑ready fleet.
Why you should look at the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
While electric vehicles still tend to be more expensive upfront, especially when it comes to purchase costs, focusing only on the initial price can be misleading. A more meaningful perspective is the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which considers all costs over a vehicle’s lifetime, including energy or fuel, maintenance, tolls, and incentives.
For electric trucks, TCO can be particularly attractive depending on the use case. Two strong levers help make e‑trucks competitive with conventional trucks: funding support for vehicle purchases* and reductions in operating costs, most notably through toll benefits* for electric trucks.
* Funding and other benefits vary from country to country
Different charging options
Electric vehicles still have a significantly shorter range than comparable ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles, which makes charging a key part of operational planning. To ensure reliable operations despite these range limitations, different charging options are used depending on route length, stop times, and time sensitivity.
High‑power charging infrastructure enables trucks to recharge to around 80 % within 30 to 60 minutes - typically using chargers ranging from 300 kW up to 1 MW, at locations such as motorway rest stops or OMV filling stations, often aligning conveniently with mandatory driver breaks.
While vehicles are loading or unloading at warehouses, ports, or distribution centres, they can benefit from flexible top‑up charging with power levels between 150 kW and 350 kW.
This solution allows drivers to recharge their vehicles overnight at public truck stops over several hours at moderate power levels, providing a flexible, time‑insensitive charging option that aligns with rest periods.
Charging on private premises forms the backbone of many fleet operations, with vehicles charging overnight or during longer breaks, offering high reliability, cost efficiency, and planning certainty.