Milence plans 70 truck charging hubs by 2025
Milence, the joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton and the Volvo Group, is currently the largest private charging network operator in the truck sector. The company is already operating charging hubs for heavy commercial vehicles in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, and it has also announced further locations in Germany, Italy, Sweden, and, most recently, the UK. The joint venture has now presented its further plans at the IAA Transportation. The network will grow to “70 strategically located hubs with over 570 high-power charging points.” According to Milence, these hubs will go into operation in 2025.
In addition to the seven countries mentioned above, which were already known as Milence markets in the run-up to the trade fair, the company also announced its intention to gain a foothold in Denmark, Poland and Spain by 2025. In October, two further charging hubs in Germany and Sweden will be added to the three locations already opened in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. According to Milence, with 20 charging points, its already-live location in the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges is one of Europe’s largest public truck charging hubs.
Meanwhile, a map recently published by Milence showing the 70 planned locations indicates that most of the new locations are in Germany. No wonder: with more than 30 per cent of European road traffic, Germany is by far the most important market for Milence. Specifically, the company is planning 25 hubs in Germany – the first location is being prepared at Hermsdorfer Kreuz. It will be followed by charging parks in Vockerode, Himmelkron, Hüttenberg, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Kassel Lohfelden and Recklinghausen.
“The future of road transport is electric, and we are proud to be leading the way with our fast growing charging network and show that it can be a reality today. Now is the time to act and we call on all stakeholders to make infrastructure a priority,” says Milence CEO Anja van Niersen.
In addition to expanding the charging network, Milence will also integrate megawatt chargers at its locations. To this end, the company is relying on a megawatt charging solution from Power Electronics. During a publicised test in July, Milence spoke of a successfully transmitted power of 1,100 kilowatts or 1.1 megawatts. In principle, up to 1.44 MW (1,500 A at 960 V) should be possible with the Power Electronics solution. The technology “will be rolled out in five of the Milence charging hubs in the coming months.”
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