The European Commission has granted state aid approval for the construction of commercial vehicle charging stations at unmanaged rest areas along German motorways. The federal government plans to subsidise e-truck chargers with up to €1.6 billion.
The German government’s planned funding has received approval under EU state aid rules, allowing the initiative to proceed. When a country intends to intervene in a market with state funding of this scale, it requires approval from Brussels to prevent unjustified interference or discrimination.
In this case, the focus is on a German scheme, backed by up to 1.6 billion euros, which aims to promote the expansion of public fast-charging stations for heavy battery-electric commercial vehicles at unmanaged rest areas along German motorways.
The German government tendered for e-truck charging hubs at 130 unmanaged rest areas in September 2024, while the European Commission now refers to ‘ up to 1,410 charging points for e-HDVs in over 120 non-serviced rest sites along the German motorways.’
Full story Brussels gives green light for e-truck charging hubs on German motorways - electrive.com
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