BMDV launces “Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Centers” in Chemnitz and Northern Germany On March 7, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced funding of EUR 154 million for two locations: Chemnitz and the northern German cluster of Bremen, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, and Stade. Chemnitz will receive around EUR 84 million, with Saxony contributing an additional EUR 14 million in co-financing.  With the Hydrogen Inno...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/10

Germany announces funding for autonomous driving project in Braunschweig On February 17, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) announced EUR 35 million in funding for the "Innovative Modular Mobility Made in Germany" (IMoGer) project led by the German Aerospace Center ( DLR ). It aims to use modular electric vehicles to combine both local public transport and parcel transport in a holistic mobility approach on the "last mile".  T...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/19

German government publishes handbook for autonomous driving in public transport On November 27, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced a new publication "Autonomous driving in public transport: A handbook with suggestions for implementation in municipal practice.” It was created as part of the urban transport research program (FoPS) supported by the BMDV. The publication illustrates the current state of technolo...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/03

Daimler Truck secures funding from German federal, state governments for fuel cell truck development On November 18, Daimler Truck announced that the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate approved funding totaling EUR 226 million for developing, producing, and operating 100 fuel cell trucks for the commercial vehicle industry. Daimler Truck will receive nearly two-t...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/19

Germany plans to double the number of e-buses on the road by 2028 On November 14, Now GmBH announced that the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is taking stock of the funding program: ‘Alternative drive systems for passenger transport buses”. The BMDV has supported the market ramp-up of emission-free buses since 2021.  Around 250 municipal and private transport companies are currently being supported. This will put a total of...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/15

Germany launches tender for construction of truck fast-charging network On September 16, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV), the Autobahn GmbH of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the National Control Center for Charging Infrastructure launched the tendering process for the construction of a truck fast-charging network along the federal motorways.  The truck fast-charging network will comprise around 4,200 charging ...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/17

Germany announces tender for nationwide truck fast-charging network On July 16, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced the tendering process to provide details of the planned tender for a nationwide truck fast-charging network at around 130 unmanned rest areas as part of the market consultation. Around 350 locations will be created along the motorways, of which around 220 will be at serviced rest areas and around ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/17

EU mandates turning assistance systems for trucks On July 8, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced that it has successfully promoted the EU to mandate turning assistance systems for trucks, effective from July 7, 2024. These systems have been required for new vehicle types across Europe since July 6, 2022, with retrofitting supported by national funding programs. From January 2020 to May 2024, around 7,800 turnin...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/09

Germany launches nationwide electric truck fast-charging network On July 3, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) officially launched a project to build a nationwide fast-charging network for heavy-duty vehicles on highways. The truck-compatible fast-charging infrastructure is to be created at around 350 selected managed and unmanaged locations. This is of central importance for the decarbonization of heavy goods traffic a...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/04

BMDV announces network with 9,000 ultra-fast charging station On June 20, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced that a Germany network with 9,000 charging points is coming. The Ministry launched the campaign for the Germany network at the Charging Infrastructure Conference 2024 (LISKon). Other focal points of LISKon 2024 are the preparations for the fast-charging network for electric trucks and the support of mun...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/21

Germany starts nationwide trials of digital driver assistance systems for heavy-duty transport On June 12, the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) announced that it is starting a nationwide trial operation with the federal states for so-called digital co-drivers for large-volume and heavy-duty transport (GST).  These are electronic driver assistance systems that navigate GST along the approved routes and simultaneously disp...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/12

Germany announces additional funding for commercial fast-charging infrastructure On May 21, NOW GmbH announced that the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) will allocate an additional EUR 150 million for fast-charging points for commercial use. In addition to the transport and logistics sector, trade and commercial enterprises as well as care services will be facilitated in providing fast-charging infrastructure for th...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/27

idual components and combining them to form modular units and sub-systems. Under the M-KaV collaborative project with BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH (ZBT), Rheinmetall’s Berlin site will acquire around EUR1 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV). This project is developing a functionally integrated multidirectional valve for the cathode path of fuel cell systems, improving the service li...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/20

BMDV, Germany discusses roadmap for introduction of bidirectional charging On March 11, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Germany (BMDV) announced that the Advisory Board of the National Charging Infrastructure Control Center handed over a roadmap for the introduction of bidirectional charging in Germany. The roadmap is based on an analysis of the status quo and possible use cases such as Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/12

Germany invests EUR 53.4 million in third funding round of clean buses On February 29, the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) announced that it is investing a further EUR 53.4 million in the procurement of buses with climate-friendly drives and the associated infrastructure. It presented funding certificates to 11 bus companies and 2 districts. A further 186 new climate-friendly buses will be put on the road. In total, the directive...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/01

German funded project “SeLv” develops modular drive train for trucks On December 12, NOW GmbH announced that a modular drive train for trucks has been developed under the BMDV-funded research project “SeLv”. Following the completion of development, the prototype completed its first test drives with hydrogen on the “Aldenhoven Testing Center” circuit in the district of Düren. In October 2022, the “Production Engineering of E-Mobilit...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/14

roject team consisted of the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Technische Universität Braunschweig, and SUMIDA Components & Modules. The "LaneCharge" research project has been funded to the tune of EUR 2.77 million by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV).  Based on EDAG Group press release ...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/08

TRON QLI FCEV model vehicles offering a range of up to 450 km with a tank volume of 8.2 kg of hydrogen. Through usage-based rental in the so-called pay-per-use model, hylane customers will only pay for the kilometers driven. The vehicles are funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) whereas the funding guidelines are coordinated by NOW GmbH and applications are approved by the Federal Office for Goods Transport. The funding ...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/20

hylane, Germany expands its fleet with 78 new trucks On November 2, hylane concluded purchase agreements for 78 trucks, expanding its fleet to a total of 122 vehicles. hylane operates the largest hydrogen truck fleet in the European Union and expanding its fleet due to high demand. The purchase of the new vehicles is funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), the funding guidelines are coordinated by NOW GmbH, and applicatio...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/06

Germany awards contract for 8,000 additional fast charging points On September 27, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) completed the first tender for the German network. Ten different companies will build and operate around 900 locations with almost 8,000 new ultra-fast charging points for electric cars. Selected companies are Allego, BayWa Mobility, E.ON Drive Infrastructure, Eviny Elektrifisering, Fastned, EWE Go HOCHTIEF, Mer...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/28