Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 10:13 .

Electric Truck Driver Discusses Challenges and Innovations in Europe's Charging Infrastructure

Tobias, with a background in electric vehicles, explores the practicalities of electric trucks and their charging infrastructure. After obtaining his truck driver's license for firsthand experience, he joined a company using these trucks for non-long-haul purposes but tested them extensively across various routes. He drove models like Volvo's FM Electric with 540 kWh batteries and Scania’s up to 624 kWh capacity. Despite challenges such as limited range (around 300 kilometers) and unconventional outlet placements on some models, existing car charging infrastructures proved adequate due to alignment with mandatory driver breaks. His journeys through Germany were smooth; however, France, Spain, and the UK presented logistical hurdles like height restrictions or trailer parking issues at chargers not designed for large trucks. In Denmark's E.ON park featuring high-capacity chargers without time limits allowed MAN e-TGXs comparable diesel distances while highlighting efficiency differences among brands—e.g., Iveco uses about 1.1-1.2 kWh/km versus MAN’s efficient 0.8 kWh/km consumption rate reducing higher charge needs by optimizing energy use effectively over longer hauls despite current infrastructural limitations catering differently between passenger cars/heavy-duty requirements throughout varied timescales/logistics expectations shifting towards more affordable/effective battery solutions soon enough!

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Speaker

Tobias Wagner

Talk of session: High-Power Application - How Far Can MCS Go?

This session will explore the latest advancements in high-speed megawatt charging, questioning whether current capabilities have reached their peak or if further innovation is possible. The discussions will center on megawatt charging technologies, exploring their future potential in the heavy-duty vehicle market, alongside the challenges of integrating these systems with the electricity grid and ensuring adequate capacity at charging stations.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Setting the Scene (This video is unavailable due to missing publication rights)

Speaker

Sebastian Lahmann
Head of Team Implementing
National Center for Charging Infrastructure / NOW GmbH
Germany

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The Future of Megawatt Charging: Overview of MCS's Role in the Commercial Vehicle Sector

Speaker

Sven Steckhan
Senior Manager - Program Lead Charging
MAN Truck & Bus SE
Germany

To Talk

Technology, Standardization & Innovation

Speaker

Christopher Thompson
Head of Product Marketing
ABB E-Mobility GmbH
Switzerland

To Talk

Panel Discussion (This video is unavailable due to missing publication rights)

Speaker

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