The Results Are In: 93% of Electric Truck Owners Say They’re Not Going Back The majority of operators praised the reliability, cost savings, and comfort of EV trucks. However, some challenges persist. - A German study found that the vast majority of electric truck operators are extremely satisfied with their vehicles. - Owners reported high reliability, high driving comfort, and low operating costs. - The respondents include 57 companies that own over 300 electric trucks in total. Electric trucking is slowly but surely picking up pace, and a new survey from Germany now shows that there are significant benefits to switching over to battery-powered big rigs. The German Institute for Applied Ecology (Oko-Institut) reached out to 57 companies that have used electric trucks for over a year, and the results are very promising. The operators, who own over 300 electric trucks in total, said they’re “extremely satisfied” with their purchases, and that EV big rigs are expected to be largely the standard by 2030. Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 (2024) Per the study, 93% of owners are satisfied or very satisfied with electric trucks. They mentioned that the high reliability, high driving comfort, and cost savings were the main benefits of switching to electric power, but some challenges remain. The high initial purchase price, as well as the complications associated with the expansion of the grid connection, were the main negative points. Installing charging infrastructure at depots is likely a big part of the headache, especially since big trucks require hugely powerful chargers. On average, the grid connection at the surveyed companies’ depots stands at a whopping 1,115 kilowatts. Meanwhile, the average installed charging power came out at 629 kW for 40 of the companies included in the survey. That said, the operators still praised the low electricity costs and said that