Scaling Electric
Transport:
From Pilot to Scale

Let's be honest. Electric transport is expensive, operationally complex, and the infrastructure is still catching up. Customers are not willing to pay a premium for green logistics, and for most operators, the ROI of an electric truck still does not stack up against a diesel truck when you factor in the higher purchase price, charging infrastructure costs, range limitations and planning complexity. This is exactly why so many fleets are stuck in the pilot phase.

The tipping point is closer than you think

But the landscape is changing. Regulation is starting to reward cleaner fleets. The new distance-based Truck Toll arriving in July 2026 could save up to 81% in annual toll costs per electric truck compared to a diesel equivalent. Zero-emission zones are expanding across Dutch cities. Meanwhile, an increasingly volatile geopolitical climate is making diesel fuel costs unpredictable, strengthening the case for energy independence on the road. The competitive gap is opening, not in the future, but now.

So what does it actually take to make it work?

Can electric transport, with the right infrastructure, energy setup and operational planning, move from a cost burden to a genuine competitive advantage? Not just match diesel on cost, but actually outperform it on margin, access and efficiency?

This evening, we invite you to have an honest and realistic conversation to try to answer this question: transport leaders, infrastructure builders, energy specialists, all together exploring what it actually takes to make electric transport work in the real world.