VDA urges overhaul of truck charging infrastructure
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Germany’s Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) has warned that truck charging infrastructure across the EU falls critically short of electrification requirements, with just 730 charging points above 350 kW currently operational against a projected need of up to 50,000 by 2030. The association is calling for urgent regulatory action before Europe’s heavy-duty fleet targets become unachievable.
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), 35,000 Megawatt Charging System (MCS) fast-charging points will be needed across Europe by 2030, a 48-fold increase on the current total. Germany has 355 charging points across 88 locations against a VDA-projected national need of 4,000 MCS points by 2030.
Distribution compounds the shortfall. Some 65% of EU charging capacity dedicated exclusively to heavy-duty vehicles is concentrated in Sweden, Germany and France, leaving transit nations including Poland and the Czech Republic with no heavy-duty charging infrastructure at the required power class.
In a statement, Hildegard Müller, President of the VDA, said: “Inadequate charging infrastructure is the key bottleneck hindering the market ramp-up of electric commercial vehicles. Neither the currently available charging infrastructure nor existing expansion plans at the national or European level are sufficient for the widespread use of battery-electric commercial vehicles in long-haul transport.”
The VDA estimates 2,000 hydrogen refuelling stations will be needed across Europe by 2030, against approximately 318 currently operational at 350 or 700 bar. Depot charging represents a further gap, with more than 11 GW of Germany’s projected 14 GW total charging demand by 2030 falling outside current public infrastructure plans.
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- Automotive World (2026-08-31) - Original article: VDA urges overhaul of truck charging infrastructure