Today in Duisburg Contargo put the first of six container trucks with electric motors into operation. The aim is to advance one step further towards decarbonisation by 2050.

The first E-truck in the fleet will go to DIT, Duisburg Intermodal Terminal, where it will be used for the delivery and collection of containers. Later this year DIT will receive a second electric truck. Four more 44-tonners will be delivered in the course of 2019 to Contargo’s terminals in Neuss and Emmerich, two manufactured by Framo and two by Eforce.

“By operating the six E-trucks, CO₂ emissions will be reduced by at least 38 percent compared to using diesel trucks, even with conventional electricity. When all the participating terminals have switched completely to green electricity, CO₂ emissions will be reduced by as much as 89 percent”, says Kristin Kahl, Sustainable Solutions, Contargo.