NRW relies on e-trucks: Green freight traffic for the future!
NRW relies on e-trucks: Green freight traffic for the future!
With the “E-Trucks.nrw” campaign,North Rhine-Westphalia has initiated an important step towards promoting battery-operated trucks in freight traffic. This campaign aims to encourage companies to switch their fleets to electrical drives and offers extensive information and solutions for climate -friendly logistics. Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Mona Neubaur received five new electrical trucks from Transgourmet Germany in Düsseldorf, a company that switched its fleet to electrical drives at an early stage. Neubaur emphasized the central role of electrical drives for the climate-neutral future of the Logistikland North Rhine-Westphalia.
The campaign is supported by the national company NRW.ENERGY4CLIMATE. Christian Mildenberger, Managing Director of NRW.ENERGY4CLIMATE, emphasized the importance of the transformation of heavy goods traffic for the climate protection goals. As part of a promotion call that took place in autumn 2024, 227 new battery-electric trucks will be funded, which are to be used in North Rhine-Westphalia this year. This corresponds to a more than triple increase in the number of heavy electric trucks over 12 tons in the country.
climate protection in focus
The logistics industry in North Rhine-Westphalia is of great economic relevance with 24,000 companies and 364,000 employees and achieves annual sales of 68 billion euros. Nevertheless, only 1.3 percent of the vehicles come from heavy road freight transport, which is responsible for around 21.3 percent of emissions in the traffic sector. This illustrates the need to transform this area sustainably.
The “E-Trucks.nrw” campaign also offers information on suitable vehicles, the amortization of the higher acquisition costs and the required charging infrastructure. A new website as well as an extensive workshop and seminar offering help companies to make it easier to get started with electrical goods transport.
economic aspects of electrification
The electrically operated trucks could not only contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also support the achievement of Germany's climate neutrality by 2045. Despite the challenges with regard to the ranges and high acquisition costs, there are promising approaches: optimized route planning and additional intermediate loads could significantly increase the potential of the e-truck.
The focus should now be on increased state support for the expansion of the charging infrastructure and preferred access for emission -free trucks in cities. A charging kernel network with capacities of 700 to 1,000 kW is sought by 2025, which could decisively support the acceptance and integration of the electrical trucks into the everyday life of the logistics industry.
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