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ABB E-mobility and MAN demonstrate megawatt charging for heavy-duty EVs

March 26, 2024

ABB E-mobility and MAN Truck & Bus demonstrated the first public charging of an electric truck with more than 700 kW and 1,000 A, using a Megawatt Charging System (MCS) from ABB E-mobility in Germany.

The demonstration took place at the MAN development center in Munich, where the battery of the MAN eTruck was charged from 10% to 80% in approximately half an hour. This MCS charging extends the range during the statutory driving time break by around 300 to 400 km.

Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, reiterated his call for more speed in the expansion of the charging infrastructure during the premiere of megawatt charging: “The goal is 30,000 MCS charging points in Europe by 2030, around 4,000 of them in Germany. We put one of the first charging points into operation today. We don’t have much time left to set it up. The electric trucks are available, megawatt charging is working. We now need clear signals from politicians, not least to build trust among our customers in favour of electrification. We now need to build and scale up the infrastructure quickly.”