Country · Germany
WattTonne Germany
Europe’s largest e-truck market — 4,400 registrations in 2025 (+30% YoY). The decisive test of whether electric trucking scales on subsidy or on economics.
4,400
2025 e-truck registrations
until 2031
Toll exemption
€1.6bn
Charging funding
~€2,000–4,000/truck/yr
THG quota revenue
What moves the numbers
Lever
Toll exemption to 2031
Battery-electric and fuel-cell trucks are exempt from the German HGV toll, worth thousands per truck per year on motorways.
Lever
€1.6bn charging programme
Federal funding for depot and motorway MCS charging, announced 2026.
Lever
THG quota revenues
Fleets can sell emissions-reduction certificates — a recurring revenue line, not a one-off grant.
Fleets on the ground
Case
DB Schenker — 100 eActros 600 (letter of intent, 2023)
Letter of intent signed April 2023 with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for 100 eActros 600.
Case
H.Essers / Kaufland corridors
Cross-border BE–DE lanes with MCS at Milence hubs.
Evidence for Germany
Evidence Files rank the eActros 600, MAN eTGX, Volvo FH Aero and Scania 45 R highest on German-relevant duty cycles. See the ranking.