McKinsey’s infrastructure analysis, cited across 2026 industry reporting, puts the European truck-charging investment requirement at roughly €7 billion by 2030 and €40 billion by 2040 — with the current implied cost per charging point at approximately €294,000 (grid connection, hardware, civil works).

These numbers are the answer to ‘who pays for the corridors?’: at ~€294k per point, the 2,000+ points in the EU’s AFIF second phase represent ~€600M of capex; Milence’s 90-hub 2028 plan implies alliance-scale nine-figure commitments (hence the €120M facility); and Germany’s €1.6 billion motorway programme plus €1 billion BMV programme are national-scale line items in the same ledger. Public money, alliance equity and infrastructure debt are all now flowing at the required order of magnitude — the financing chapter of the transition is open.

For fleets, the investment context matters twice: depot capex benchmarks (your €40k/truck infrastructure line in our calculator sits against these per-point costs), and the build-rate reality check — €7bn buys coverage, not ubiquity, so corridor selection remains a per-route exercise for years. Our long-haul guide’s readiness maps track it.