TCO calculator: what does an electric truck cost per kilometre?

How the TCO calculator works

• Energy: litres or kWh per 100 km × price × annual mileage. Electricity price as a mix of depot and public share.
• Tolls: diesel Euro VI 34.8 ct/km on the tolled share; e-truck 0 ct until 30 June 2031, adjustable thereafter.
• Depreciation: purchase price minus residual value, linear over the holding period. Charging infrastructure is fully written off for the e-truck.
• Fixed costs: maintenance and tyres, insurance, vehicle tax (diesel €556/year, e-truck €0), THG credit for the e-truck.

Electricity tariff and shift pattern

Commercial tariff ~24 ct, fixed-price supply contract ~19 ct, dynamic tariff with load management ~15 ct, self-generated solar with storage ~11 ct. The subsidised industrial electricity price (~6 ct) applies only to eligible energy-intensive businesses – hauliers generally don't qualify; use it only if the connection runs through an eligible shipper. The shift pattern sets the depot share: 1 shift 85%, 2 shifts 60%, 3 shifts 25%.

When does the switch pay off?

The calculator shows cumulative costs for each holding period, each net of the residual value at the time of sale. The crossover point is the break-even. The e-truck's residual value is the biggest unknown: in the standard profile, 5 percentage points shift the break-even by a few months; when the case is tight, by a year or more. There is also a sensitivity analysis for the diesel price.