E.On And MAN Pilot Reservation System for E-Truck Charging Stations

Charging Infrastructure E.On And MAN Pilot Reservation System for E-Truck Charging Stations

2025-10-07 By Stefanie Eckardt | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

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E.On has developed a new reservation system for e-truck charging stations, allowing charging stops to be planned and charging points to be booked in advance. The pilot phase is now starting—the system will initially be available at select locations. The first reservable charging stations are located at the MAN Service Center in Karlsfeld near Munich, Germany.

Orders and delivery times in logistics are tightly scheduled—unnecessary downtimes are lost time. With E.On's new reservation system for e-truck charging stations, charging stops can be planned and charging points booked in advance.(Image: Maximilian Ritz, UnternehmerTUM) — Orders and delivery times in logistics are tightly scheduled—unnecessary downtimes are lost time. With E.On's new reservation system for e-truck charging stations, charging stops can be planned and charging points booked in advance.
(Image: Maximilian Ritz, UnternehmerTUM)

“A key challenge for transport companies and professional drivers when transitioning to electric trucks is planning charging stops. Logistics operations are tightly scheduled, so vehicles should not remain stationary longer than necessary. Our reservation system is designed to address this challenge,” emphasizes Arjan van der Eijk, Managing Director at E.On Drive Infrastructure. “By enabling the advance booking of charging points, we ensure that electric trucks won’t have to wait for an available charging station in the future—while also allowing drivers to charge during their legally required rest breaks,” he highlights the benefits. “With our application, we aim to make it easier for fleet operators to enter electric road freight transport and to sustainably advance the mobility transition in this critical sector.”

Charging points along the route can be planned either before or during the trip. For the use of a charging station, staff from dispatch or the drivers themselves can select the planned start time for the charging process, with a 15-minute buffer before and after the reserved time automatically included. The charging station is blocked during the reservation window and is exclusively available to the reserving individual. Upon arrival, the driver unlocks the charging station via the reservation web app. If a reserved charging station is not used, the reservation expires after the grace period, ensuring efficient utilization of the infrastructure.

If the arrival time or even the entire route changes due to traffic jams or other unexpected events, the charging stops can also be rescheduled at short notice.

Testing At Various Locations

The system will initially launch at select locations during the pilot phase. The first reservable charging stations are available at the MAN Service Center Karlsfeld near Munich. According to the company, additional locations are planned to follow. In the pilot phase, the aim is to gather practical experience in collaboration with transport companies as test users, optimize processes, and enhance user-friendliness. At the same time, the reservation system is being tested as part of a co-innovation project at the UnternehmerTUM startup center of the Technical University of Munich, together with other industry partners. “In collaboration with UnternehmerTUM, the focus is primarily on advancing the integration of additional partners and solutions via APIs. The goal is the joint development of an open, scalable reservation system that will eventually include a wide range of charging point operators in the truck sector, providing a comprehensive reservation offering for electric truck drivers,” explains Lioudmila Simon, Vice President E-Mobility Innovation at E.On Group Innovation. (se)

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