Germany has awarded Vinci Concessions subsidiary Eliso an eight-year contract to install and operate charging stations for electric heavy vehicles.

The contract covers 25 charging stations in northern Germany, with up to 180 charging points on major transport routes. According to Vinci, the project represents an investment of approximately €100m. The stations will be designed specifically for electric heavy vehicles, with between three and 36 charging points per site and power ratings of up to 1MW. The project forms part of Germany’s wider effort to support the decarbonisation of road freight.

Germany introduced a CO₂ component into its truck toll system in December 2023, making emissions performance a factor in the distance-based charge for heavy vehicles. Since 1 July 2024, vehicles intended or used for goods transport with a technically permissible maximum laden mass of more than 3.5 tonnes have been subject to Germany’s truck toll. Zero-emission heavy vehicles are currently exempt from the toll until 30 June 2031.

The German government had already awarded Eliso a contract in 2023 to build and operate 800 fast-charging points for electric vehicles across 100 stations in northern, eastern and central Germany under the Deutschlandnetz programme. Vinci Concessions also operates electric charging stations for cars in France through Easy Charge, a joint venture with Vinci Energies, and has launched heavy-vehicle charging projects through its subsidiary Voltix.