Webinar

Battery electric trucks (BET) are the most promising option for fast and large-scale CO₂ emission reduction in road freight transport. Yet, the limited range and longer charging times compared to diesel trucks make long-haul BET applications challenging, so a comprehensive fast charging network for BETs is required.

This webinar will highlight the results of the joint publication from Fraunhofer ISI and Amazon "Optimized demand-based charging networks for long-haul trucking in Europe" and provide critical insights as to the optimal number and location of public fast-charging stations required to enable the widespread electrification of long-haul trucking in Europe.

Based on Amazon’s open-source CHALET tool, 20,000 potential public truck charging locations along the major European highways and a large data set of 1.6 million truck trip combinations were analysed. The results suggest that 1,000 charging stations equipped with Megawatt Charging System (MCS) outlets could enable about 91% of expected long-haul trucking traffic for 15% BETs in the fleet.