Contracts Awarded: Site Planning Now Starts for 124 Electric-Truck Charging Hubs
Operators for the unmanaged motorway rest areas have been selected. CPOs and engineering teams must now turn 836 charging points into 124 robust site projects.
The procurement is complete. On 30 June 2026, Germany’s federal motorway company awarded contracts to plan, build, and operate electric-truck charging infrastructure at 124 unmanaged rest areas. The five lots went to eliso Voltix Truck Charging, autostrom.plus, Electric Mobility Infrastructure Deutschland / ENGIE Vianeo, the STRA-loaded consortium, and the E.ON Drive & mblty consortium. The focus has therefore shifted from tendering to delivery.
What has actually been awarded
| Charging technology | Quantity | Intended use |
|---|---|---|
| MCS | 447 points | Fast opportunity charging at megawatt power |
| CCS 400 | 157 points | Opportunity charging at up to 400 kW |
| CCS 100 | 232 points | Charging during longer rest and overnight periods |
The 124 sites are the first awarded tranche of the nationwide concept. The current plan covers 351 motorway sites: 124 unmanaged and 227 managed rest areas. Further competitive procedures are planned for the managed sites. The often-cited figures of around 1,800 MCS and 2,400 CCS points therefore describe the target network, not the scope already under contract.
A national quantity framework becomes 124 individual projects
An award defines the delivery scope but does not replace site-specific design. CPOs, lead designers, and specialist planners must combine traffic flow, parking geometry, existing assets, the grid offer, construction phases, and future charging operations at every rest area. For MCS in particular, small differences in arrival patterns, dwell time, and simultaneity can materially change peak power and equipment requirements.
Build the site model: assess vehicle paths, swept paths, parking bays, cable routes, and construction phases together.
Model demand over time: translate traffic, dwell time, energy needs, and charging preferences into auditable design cases.
Simulate operations: test queues, charger occupancy, service level, and the resulting grid load before sizing.
Compare buildout paths: keep the initial and final design scalable across grid, civil works, and power electronics.
The decisions that must now become robust
- Which charger configuration meets demand in each phase rather than only in the final state?
- How much connection capacity is technically required, and what limit can the network operator provide by when?
- What reserve is needed for faults, maintenance, and demand peaks?
- When do smart charging, PV, or storage genuinely reduce connection needs, and at what total cost?
- Which assumptions require joint approval by the CPO, engineering team, grid operator, and client?
The role of conduix during delivery
conduix connects demand, charging operations, infrastructure, grid, PV, storage, and economics on one consistent data basis. This makes alternatives for individual sites and entire portfolios reproducible and comparable. It does not replace permitting or detailed engineering, but it creates an auditable decision basis before costly design choices are locked in.
"The award answers who will deliver. The next planning phase must determine what each site should build, and when."
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