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Press Release29 July 2021Siemens Mobility GmbHMunich
Siemens Mobility and Continental to supply trucks across Europe with electricity from overhead lines
“Highway freight transport plays a central
role in the fight against climate change. In Germany, it accounts for one-third
of all the CO
2 emissions in the transport sector. Truck
manufacturers are pursuing various concepts to reduce this burden. With its
eHighway, Siemens Mobility has already developed a ready-to-use technology for
energy-efficient, cost-effective and emission-free truck transport that can be
combined with other drive systems to become the backbone for fighting climate
change in this sector,” says Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
On
the eHighway, trucks can operate completely electrically and at the same time
charge their batteries without using fuel. “At CES, we’re applying the
principle of rail electrification to the highway. The pantographs will be
further developed and manufactured to meet automotive standards. The
partnership between Siemens Mobility and Continental Engineering Services marks
a major step toward achieving climate-neutral freight transport,” explains Dr.
Christoph Falk-Gierlinger, CEO of CES.
The decisive factor with the eHighway is that there´s
no need to electrify complete autobahns. The “National Platform for the Future
of Mobility”, an innovation initiative of the Federal Ministry of Transport,
recommends that 4,000 kilometers of autobahns be equipped with overhead line
systems by 2030, taking into account that roughly two-thirds of the fuel
consumption in long-distance truck transport occurs on the most heavily
traveled 4,000 kilometers of the 13,000-kilometer autobahn network. If this
network core can be electrified and trucks operating on the routes with
electric drives (battery, hybrid, hydrogen) can be easily supplied with
electricity, this would make a major contribution to climate protection.
Siemens Mobility’s eHighway is currently being
tested on three public routes in Germany: on the A5 autobahn in the state of
Hesse between the Zeppelinheim/Cargo City Süd junction at Frankfurt Airport and
Darmstadt/Weiterstadt; in the state of Schleswig-Holstein on the A1 autobahn
between the Reinfeld and Lübeck junctions; and on the B462 federal highway in
the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg between Kuppenheim and Gaggenau. The eHighway field tests are funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment,
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In addition, the Federal Ministry of
Transport and Digital Infrastructure supports the scaling of overhead lines for
long-distance transport in so-called innovation clusters and intends to
initiate large pilot systems by 2023. Siemens Mobility and CES plan to make the
overhead contact line system for trucks available throughout Europe.
This press release and further material are available at
www.siemens.com/press/ehighway
Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, turnkey systems, intelligent traffic systems as well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.1 billion and had around 38,500 employees worldwide. Further information is available at:
www.siemens.com/mobility.