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Route planner: can the trip be done electric – and how long does it take?

Route planner: can the trip be done electric – and how long does it take?

The planner lays the trip over the motorway network, checks every section against the mapped truck charging parks (127 sites: Milence, Aral pulse, E.ON Drive, Shell, HoLa and others; MCS and CCS) and adds up charging time, driving-time breaks and daily rest. The result: arrival time electric versus diesel, charging stops with state of charge and minutes, energy and charging costs – including overnight charging, your own depot and partner depots. By default it calculates for winter (+22% consumption), with summer shown as a comparison.

Assumptions

  • Average speed 78 km/h, 4.5 h driving time → 45 min break, 9 h/day → 11 h daily rest; double crewing and driver changeover (3-shift) selectable.
  • Overnight charging to 100% if there is a charging park at the rest location. Own and partner depots always recharge to 80%, at your own electricity price.
  • Charging power averaged up to 80% state of charge (85% of rated power), half power above that, 10 min set-up time per stop.
  • Consumption by load and season; the e-trailer battery counts fully towards range.
  • Locations are rounded to the nearest motorway; planned locations can be switched on.

How to read the result

“Feasible electric” states the extra time versus diesel and how much charging time falls within mandatory breaks. “Not feasible without interruption” states the gap in kilometres and kWh – options are a larger battery, an e-trailer, planned locations or departing with a full battery. The figures go into the TCO calculator as the public charging share.

Charging parks: Milence, Aral pulse, E.ON Drive, Shell Recharge, HoLa, Renault Trucks e-truck charging map, electrive (as of September 2026). Driving and rest times: Regulation (EC) 561/2006.

Frequently asked questions

Short, concrete answers. Figures from the Electric Hub, as of September 2026.

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