Electric trucks are already beating diesel on cost – by up to €100,000

T&E says markets where electric trucks can already offer a financial advantage account for 46% of new heavy-truck sales in the EU.

In France, current subsidies of up to €107,000 per electric truck help produce savings of around €50,000 over five years.

T&E assumes a European 5-LH diesel truck costs €120,000 to buy, compared with €265,000 for a European battery-electric model and €210,000 for a Chinese electric truck.

Germany, for example, currently exempts zero-emission trucks from road tolls until June 2031 and imposes a CO2 charge on diesel trucks.

T&E also assumes depot charging, with a 150 kW charger shared by two electric trucks overnight.