ENGIE plans German truck hubs with 1 MW MCS

ENGIE Vianeo plans four German electric-truck hubs with 1 MW MCS

ENGIE Vianeo has announced four new public charging parks for electric heavy-duty vehicles at German motorway service areas, with three of the sites combining 400 kW CCS charging and 1 MW Megawatt Charging System connections.

EVCP Info 25 August 2026 2 min read Updated 27 August 2026

Engie Vianeo CCS in front of Renault eHGV

The sites are planned for the A7, A2 and A9 freight corridors and are due to enter service between January and July 2027.

Mixed CCS and MCS configurations

Site	Planned charging
Homberg (A7)	3 x 400 kW CCS + 1 x 1,000 kW MCS
Gramschatzer Wald (A7)	4 x 400 kW CCS + 1 x 1,000 kW MCS
Lippetal/Hamm (A2)	6 x 400 kW CCS + 2 x 1,000 kW MCS
Pfaffenhofen/Schweitenkirchen (A9)	6 x 400 kW CCS

The approach allows the sites to serve current CCS-equipped electric trucks while adding dedicated MCS capacity for vehicles able to accept megawatt charging.

The 1 MW rating applies only to the MCS outputs. The remaining charging points are specified at 400 kW.

Motorway service areas provide more than electrical capacity

The locations sit on established freight routes and existing HGV service areas, where charging can be combined with parking, driver facilities and legally required rest periods.

For heavy-duty charging, that site layout matters alongside charger power. Vehicle circulation, trailer access, bay geometry and the ability to use multiple chargers simultaneously can determine whether the installation works in day-to-day freight operation.

Part of a larger German rollout

ENGIE Vianeo says it is currently developing around 50 commercial-vehicle charging locations in Germany.

The company is also targeting 25,000 public charging points across Europe by 2030, including 1,000 dedicated to heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles.

The four new sites provide a practical example of the transition period in which CCS and MCS are likely to operate side by side rather than one immediately replacing the other.