Abstract:

Truck manufacturers in the European Union (EU) will need to ramp up their sales of battery-electric trucks (BETs) to comply with the EU 45% CO2 reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) by 2030. This growing BET fleet will require an extensive network of truck-dedicated chargers. In 2023, the EU adopted the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to ensure minimum infrastructure support for alternative fuel vehicles, including BETs.

A new ICCT study quantifies BET charging needs in the EU-27 by 2030 and compares them to the AFIR targets by modeling the expected stock of BETs and considering their energy consumption, driving patterns, and charging behavior.