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EU trucks need long-term contracts, guarantees to electrify, Milence CEO says

By Eleonora Rinaldi ( October 9, 2025, 17:24 GMT | Insight) -- Europe’s trucks — unlike the car industry — are ready to electrify, but charging and grid infrastructure must catch up, Anja van Niersen, chief executive of truck-charging venture Milence, told MLex in an interview. To reach the EU goal of 35 percent zero-emission truck sales by 2030 and deliver the sector’s 45 percent CO2-reduction target, the EU should back long-term purchase agreements and de-risking mechanisms for power grid and charging projects, she said.Europe’s trucks are ready to electrify but the surrounding infrastructure must pick up the pace, Anja van Niersen, chief executive of truck-charging venture Milence, told MLex in an interview Thursday....

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