overview | commercial vehicle electrification becomes a hot topic at hannover motor expo
2024-09-22
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original title: overview | commercial vehicle electrification becomes a hot topic at hannover trade fair
xinhua news agency, berlin, september 20
xinhua news agency reporters li hanlin tai sicong
as one of the most important exhibitions in the field of commercial vehicles in the world, the 2024 hannover international transport fair (ctw) being held in hannover, germany, has attracted about 1,700 companies from more than 40 countries and regions around the world to participate in the exhibition, focusing on the latest research and development results, cutting-edge technologies and solutions in the field of commercial vehicles and spare parts. at this year's exhibition, the electrification transformation and development of commercial vehicles in the european market has become one of the hot topics.
many european companies exhibited new electric trucks, reflecting the growing demand for truck electrification in the european market. daimler truck ag exhibited the "eactros 600", an electric truck with a range of 500 kilometers on a single charge, and man truck & bus launched a light electric truck that can be quickly charged in 30 minutes and has a range of more than 230 kilometers.
according to data released by the european automobile manufacturers association, diesel vehicles will still dominate the european truck market in 2023, accounting for 95.7% of newly registered trucks. electric trucks only account for 1.5% of the market share, but this is a significant increase from 0.8% in the previous year. although the penetration rate of electric trucks in the european market is still low, industry insiders generally believe that by reducing tolls for new energy vehicles, using low-cost electricity and reducing maintenance expenses, electric trucks have shown advantages in overall ownership costs, and accelerating electrification transformation in some scenarios will become a future trend.
markus hein, member of the bosch group's board of directors and chairman of bosch smart mobility group, said bosch hopes to seize the huge opportunities brought by global freight growth and the transition to alternative powertrain systems, and will reorganize its commercial vehicle business within bosch smart mobility group.
on the other hand, facing the increasingly severe challenges of climate change, the electrification of commercial vehicles is an important way to reduce emissions and achieve climate goals. in april this year, the european parliament passed new regulations on emission reductions for trucks and buses, requiring that between 2030 and 2034, the carbon dioxide emissions of new large trucks and buses in the eu should be reduced by 45% compared to 2019 emission levels. participants believe that the transportation sector must accelerate the realization of carbon neutrality, while also taking into account the balance between achieving climate goals and promoting innovation and development in the industry.
currently, a key obstacle to the development of commercial vehicle electrification is the lack of charging infrastructure. industry insiders call for accelerating the construction of necessary infrastructure to support the widespread use of electric commercial vehicles. christian levin, ceo of volkswagen group's subsidiary transtop group, said that industry-related factors such as charging infrastructure and power supply must be considered as a whole to achieve sustainable development of commercial vehicle electrification.
at the opening ceremony of the exhibition held on the 17th, german federal minister of digitalization and transport volker wiesing said that it is expected that by 2030, about one-third of germany's heavy-duty road freight mileage will be electrified. to this end, the german federal government has launched the construction of a nationwide truck fast charging network, and plans to build 350 charging parks and 4,200 fast charging points in the next few years. "the fast charging network is crucial to the future flow of goods throughout europe." wiesing said.
milence, a joint venture between daimler trucks, transtron and volvo, announced its plan to build a charging network covering 10 european countries during the exhibition. the network includes 70 charging hubs in strategic locations and more than 570 high-power charging points, with a focus on deploying megawatt-class chargers. when it is put into operation in 2025, it will significantly improve the charging efficiency of electric trucks.
hildegard mueller, president of the german association of the automotive industry, pointed out that the construction of charging stations for commercial vehicles is often limited by the capacity of local power grids. "transporters are eager to transform, but they have to face the reality that local power grid operators need to wait for several years to provide the necessary power grid capacity. it is clear that something is wrong here and decisive action is urgently needed," she said.
source: xinhua news agency
