Milence and Alpitronic team up to bring megawatt charging to European truck corridors
Milence and Alpitronic have signed a long-term cooperation agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Megawatt Charging System infrastructure for electric trucks across Europe. The partnership will focus on key freight and TEN-T corridors, with Alpitronic's HYC1000 providing charging power of up to 1 MW.
Milence and Alpitronic are joining forces to accelerate the rollout of megawatt charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric trucks across Europe.
The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for long-term collaboration, with a particular focus on deploying Megawatt Charging System (MCS) infrastructure along major European freight routes and TEN-T corridors.
The partnership brings together Milence’s growing European public charging network for heavy-duty vehicles and Alpitronic’s high-power charging technology. Beyond the installation of charging infrastructure, the companies intend to cooperate on digital integration, remote monitoring, diagnostics and maintenance, with the aim of increasing charger availability and operational reliability.
HYC1000 to support megawatt truck charging
A central element of the collaboration will be Alpitronic’s HYC1000 distributed charging system, which can deliver up to 1,000 kW.
According to Alpitronic, this level of power can allow suitable electric truck batteries to be recharged in approximately 30 to 45 minutes, potentially enabling charging sessions to be integrated into mandatory driver breaks.
The HYC1000 uses a distributed architecture in which the power electronics can serve separate charging points, an approach designed to provide greater flexibility when developing high-power charging sites for commercial vehicles.
“With Milence, we have found a partner that shares our understanding of how important it is, on the path to electrification, to provide reliable infrastructure built specifically for trucks,” said Philipp Senoner, CEO of Alpitronic.
For Milence, the agreement is intended to support the further development of high-power charging as its European network expands.
“Together with Alpitronic, we are making megawatt charging a seamless part of daily logistics operations by reducing charging times, increasing operational efficiency and, ultimately, getting trucks back on the road quickly and reliably,” said Anja van Niersen, CEO of Milence.
