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A new joint study by Fraunhofer ISI and Amazon provides critical insights as to the optimal number and location of public fast-charging stations required to enable the widespread electrification of long-haul trucking in Europe. Using traffic flow estimates for 2030, the study built on Amazon’s open-source CHALET tool to analyse 20,000 potential public truck charging locations along the major European highways and a large data set of 1.6 million truck trip combinations. The results suggest that just 1,000 charging stations equipped with Megawatt Charging System (MCS) outlets could enable about 91% of expected long-haul trucking traffic.

In the “HoLa” project, a total of eight high-performance charging points for trucks using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) are being installed at five locations along the A2 between Berlin and the Ruhr region and used in real logistics operations. Recommendations for action have been derived from the research results available to date that contain important findings for a nationwide expansion of charging infrastructure. All the results were presented at the European “HoLa conference” in Berlin and are documented in a report.

From 11th to 14th June 2023 the 36th "Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition" (EVS) takes place in Sacramento, California.

On 26 April, the Global EV Outlook 2023 of the International Energy Agency (IEA) was published, the most important annual overview of global developments in the field of electric mobility for all vehicle sizes. HoLa is directly mentioned as one of the few European truck megawatt charging projects.

In the HoLa project, Fraunhofer ISI evaluated 1,700 public locations in Germany and examined them with regard to their attractiveness and suitability as truck charging locations.

The high-level meeting is organised by the Swedish Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure under the Swedish EU Presidency and takes place in Stockholm. Patrick Plötz presents on the topic: "A charging infrastructure that is fit for purpose"