Published: November 1st, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Time and again, I hear industry voices proclaiming: „We need a comprehensive strategy for the transport sector!“ Yet, such a framework has long been in place. Negotiations are currently underway at the European level regarding limits for truck fleets, the German parliament has recently approved an expansion of the truck toll, and the German government has laid out ambitious plans for expanding charging infrastructure in its Master Plan for Charging Infrastructure II. Moreover, the funding program for climate-friendly commercial vehicles and infrastructure (KsNI) by the Ministry of Transport is already operational – or at least, it was operational. This is precisely where the comprehensive strategy starts to falter.