Long-Haul Truck Study Estimated $207 Million Annual Investment Needed for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in the European Union.

Battery electric heavy-duty trucks have the potential to reduce air pollution. This report analyzed the electrification of long-haul road freight trucks in the European Union, anticipating battery electric trucks with ranges beyond 400 km to enter the market by 2025. The study provided a quantitative analysis of the required charging infrastructure over the next decade to support the electrification of main highway corridors based on European truck traffic volumes.

• This study estimated that €190 Million ($207 Million US dollars) annual investment would be needed for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the European Union, assuming that in 2030 there should be a total of 4,400 high-power public chargers (or public fast chargers) in the European Union and 6,600 destination chargers at the distribution center (or logistic hub).
• This would translate into a need for about one public charger for every 35 electric trucks and one destination charger for every 21 electric trucks.