Depot charge of truck: The green future of heavy traffic!

Depot charge of truck: The green future of heavy traffic!

A current study by T&E (Transport & Environment) confirms that the deposit charge was identified as an optimal strategy for electrical heavy traffic. Forecasts show that by 2030 over a third of the new heavy trucks in Europe will be battery electrical. In order to support this development, the researchers recommend building megawatt PV systems on hall roofs that provide renewable electricity for goods traffic.

The study also proposes several measures that should be taken up by politics. This includes the proactive planning of sufficient network capacities and custody account connections as well as the introduction of a general right to a power shop against deposit fees. The study also recommends promoting common depots and the financial support for the electrification of depots. Another important aspect is the development of V2G-capable charging infrastructure, together with a secure exchange of information, especially for small and medium-sized logistics companies.

The way to electrification

The DIW study emphasizes that battery -electric trucks can make the highest realistically expected contribution to climate protection in road freight transport by 2030. The current road freight transport, which includes urban distribution and cross-border heavy goods traffic, is one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. Vehicles over 3.5 tons, which are classified as heavy commercial vehicles, are responsible for 28 % of emissions in the traffic sector in 2022.

climate protection strategies and challenges

It is estimated that about two thirds of the emissions of vehicles come over 26 tons, which are mainly used on long distances. Against this background, strategies such as avoidance and relocation to rail are largely exhausted. Therefore, the political focus is on the replacement of diesel trucks with battery-electric vehicles, which requires a comprehensive provision of quick charging infrastructure.

In addition, the Federal Government “Climate Protection Program 2030” stipulates that a third of the mileage in severe road freight traffic should be provided electrically or with electricity -based fuels by 2030. To achieve this, however, specific goals for the new registrations of electrical trucks are urgently necessary, since there are currently no clearly defined requirements.

At the European level, stricter fleet limit values ​​for CO2 emissions of newly approved heavy commercial vehicles were also introduced in 2024. From 2030, newly approved trucks must have over 7.5 tons 45 % of lower emissions compared to 2019, with further savings goals from 65 % to 2040. However, these ambitious goals can only be achieved by rapidly increasing the proportion of electrical drives for new registrations.