Amsterdam-headquartered Milence, a joint venture established by Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo to build and operate public charging points for heavy-duty electric trucks and coaches, has opened its first charging hub in Germany at Hermsdorfer Kreuz.

Four CCS charging stations with speeds up to 400 kW are available at the site, which can be used by truck fleet operators regardless of vehicle brand. Milence has also opened another location with two additional CCS charging stations in Vockerode in Saxony-Anhalt.

Warehousing and transport services company Logistik Schmitt, based in Bietigheim, plans to charge its new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles, to be delivered in 2025, at the new Hermsdorfer Kreuz hub. Logistik Schmitt is gaining initial experience with a prototype of the eActros 600. It currently operates two Mercedes-Benz diesel trucks for shuttle transport on a route of approximately 480 kilometers between the Daimler Buses site in Mannheim and a supplier near Leipzig.

“Thanks to the charging points available at the Daimler Buses plant in Mannheim, the eActros 600s can reach their destination near Leipzig without intermediate charging,” said Rainer Schmitt, Managing Partner of Logistik Schmitt. “In order to supply the trucks with new energy for their journey back to southern Germany after successful loading and unloading, the Milence charging hub at Hermsdorfer Kreuz comes just at the right time for us.”

Source: Daimler Truck