← All analysis & guides Explainer WVTA explained: what European type approval actually certifies — and why it gates every Chinese launch Whole Vehicle Type Approval is the legal gate between a Chinese electric truck and a European registration plate. What the process tests, how long it takes, who has cleared it — and how […]
← All analysis & guides Duty-cycle guide Duty-cycle guide: long-haul international — the last segment to electrify, on infrastructure dates 600+ km days, cross-border, sleeper cab duty: long-haul electrifies when corridor megawatt charging arrives — not before. How to read AFIR build-out maps and time your long-haul transition. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk Every honest […]
← News archive News · 2026 Dongfeng launches the G-Series — a high-end heavy-truck brand with electric variants 2026: China’s Dongfeng unveils its G-Series premium heavy-truck line at its annual summit, including battery-electric variants — the last of China’s big four truck groups to field a dedicated upmarket NEV line. 2026 · WattTonne news desk […]
← All case studies · Charging vs Swap framework Case study · China · Battery swap Case: Chongqing — CATL’s proving ground and the anatomy of a swap test-field city Dense Qiji deployment, highway partnerships with the municipality’s investment groups, and the launchpad of the 1,250 km Hurong corridor: Chongqing shows how CATL turns a […]
← All analysis & guides Explainer Megawatt charging and AFIR: the corridor backbone Europe is building — standards, sites and dates MCS standardises up to 3.75 MW; AFIR mandates truck charging roughly every 100 km on TEN-T corridors; Milence builds the first network. What the megawatt backbone means for long-haul electrification timing. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne […]
← All analysis & guides Duty-cycle guide Duty-cycle guide: port drayage — the segment everyone assumes is perfect, and mostly isn’t Short distances, predictable loops, depot proximity: port drayage looks like the ideal electric duty cycle. The utilisation maths says otherwise — unless you run the right shifts. The honest assessment. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review […]
← News archive News · 2026 Dongfeng’s international push: new G-Series plus overseas expansion in the group’s 2026 plan Dongfeng pairs its new premium G-Series launch with an expanded international strategy for 2026 — the last of China’s big four to systematise its export and NEV programmes under one brand architecture. 2026 · WattTonne news […]
← News archive News · 2026 Poland’s heavy-vehicle funding question: NaszEauto covers cars — the truck scheme the industry is lobbying for Poland’s PLN 1.6 billion NaszEauto programme pays up to PLN 40,000 per vehicle — for cars under PLN 225,000, leaving trucks out. The automotive lobby’s push for a KPO-funded heavy-vehicle scheme is the […]
← All case studies · Charging vs Swap framework Case study · China · Battery swap Case: Fujian — CATL’s home turf, where the battery banker tests everything first Ningde and Fuzhou are CATL’s backyard: the first Choco stations, the Qiji engineering base, hybrid swap-plus-supercharging pilots and sodium-battery rollout all debut here. What the home […]
← All analysis & guides Country guide · Alpine Austria & Switzerland fleet guide: Alpine toll systems that already price carbon by the kilometre Austria’s GO-Maut grades rates by CO₂ class; Switzerland’s LSVA heavy-vehicle fee structurally favours emission-free operation. Two mountain markets where the toll architecture does the persuading. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk · […]
← All analysis & guides Duty-cycle guide Duty-cycle guide: regional distribution — the segment that already went electric Under 300 km/day, overnight at the depot, predictable routes: regional distribution is where 30% of 2025's EU e-truck sales landed. The complete playbook — vehicles, charging, grants and the TCO that closes. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk […]
← News archive Newsletter · Archive edition The WattTonne Weekly — August 2026, archive edition The month that shaped electric trucking in Europe, August 2026: the numbers, five things that mattered, and what to watch — compiled for new readers at relaunch. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne news desk · archive edition (compiled at relaunch, event date […]
← All analysis & guides Evidence File Evidence File deep-dive: Mercedes eActros 600 — what 18 months of deliveries actually prove 621 kWh LFP, ~500 km independently verified, 400 kW CCS, delivering EU-wide since 2024. The eActros 600 evidence file, expanded: strengths, limits, warranty position and the fleets it fits. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk […]
← All analysis & guides Explainer Winter operations: planning for the 20–30% range penalty nobody puts in the brochure Nordic and Danish fleet data is unambiguous: cold weather costs 20–30% of electric truck range. How to winterise a duty cycle — battery sizing, preconditioning, route planning and charging strategy. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk Cold […]
← News archive News · 2026 JAC’s NEV truck programme scales through 2026 — light-to-heavy coverage from China’s export veteran JAC Motors — one of China’s most experienced commercial-vehicle exporters — expanded its new-energy truck range through 2026, from light electric trucks (its traditional strength abroad) up to heavy tractor platforms with swap and charging […]
← All case studies · Charging vs Swap framework Case study · China · Battery swap Case: the 1,250 km Hurong trunk — China’s longest swap corridor, built in 180 days Chengdu to Wuhan in under 18 hours with five-minute swaps, 12 bidirectional stations, a 1,000-truck Sinotruk–Bashu Logistics deal signed at the opening ceremony. The […]
← All analysis & guides Evidence File Evidence File deep-dive: SANY e263 — the biggest battery, the best warranty, the missing price tag 636 kWh EVE LFP, 800 V, 0.9–1.2 kWh/km reported, 8-yr/1.2M-km SoH-70% warranty, 700+ partner workshops — and no published price. What we could and could not verify. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk […]
← All analysis & guides Country guide · Norway Norway fleet guide: toll exemption to 2030, Enova grants, and the VAT ceiling that moved Norway extends road-toll exemption for zero-emission trucks to 2030, supports purchases through Enova’s Landtransport scheme — but capped the famous EV VAT exemption at NOK 300,000 from 2026. The complete Norwegian […]
← News archive News · 2026 Power Electronics: the Spanish partner behind the 1.1 MW Milence test — and its own 1.44 MW line Power Electronics, the Valencia-based power-conversion specialist, co-delivered the 1.1 MW megawatt test with Milence — and fields its own MCS solutions up to 1.44 MW. Europe’s megawatt hardware layer is homegrown […]
← All case studies · Charging vs Swap framework Case study · China · Battery swap Case: the Greater Bay Area — 116 stations, port clusters, and the expressway build now under way Guangzhou–Shenzhen’s megacity region combines the Yantian port showcase, 116 commercial swap stations, and highway network construction now targeting the GBA expressways: southern […]
← All analysis & guides Evidence File Evidence File deep-dive: Scania 45 R/S — big battery, fast charging, limited markets 624 kWh installed, 375 kW charging, Traton engineering — rolling out market by market. Strong hardware, TCO questions, and the rollout to watch. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk Scania’s 45 R/S carries the biggest installed […]
← All analysis & guides Country guide · CEE Poland & Czechia fleet guide: the CEE corridor where car subsidies exist but truck policy is still thin Poland’s NaszEauto pays up to PLN 40,000 — for cars, not trucks. Czechia exempts BEVs from highway tolls. Central Europe’s truck electrification runs on transit economics and EU […]
← All case studies · Charging vs Swap framework Case study · China · Battery swap Case: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei — the 121-station cluster and regional network economics With 121 commercial-vehicle swap stations in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster alone, northern China’s megacity region shows what swap infrastructure looks like once it crosses from corridors to networks. 2026-08-08 · […]
← All analysis & guides Explainer Battery swap economics: the utilisation iron rule that decides everything Swap stations lose money below ~20% utilisation and print money above 40%. What that means for European fleets weighing Qiji/Swaptopus against megawatt charging — with the China build-out numbers as reference. 2026-08-08 · WattTonne review desk Battery-swap hardware being […]
