Westfalen opens first truck charging site in Steinfurt

German mobility operator Westfalen invested around €1 million in the site.

Germany's Westfalen Group has opened its first truck charging site in Steinfurt, expanding its fast-charging network as part of its ongoing push toward the mobility transition. NRW Economics Minister Mona Neubaur attended the opening of the Münster-based company's new location, which offers two charging points for trucks and four for cars, each delivering up to 400 kW.

"Diesel out, electricity in: Steinfurt shows how the logistics of tomorrow will fuel up," Neubaur said. "E-trucks are no longer a distant prospect for a growing number of hauliers in North Rhine-Westphalia, but everyday practice."

Westfalen invested around €1 million in the site, which sits on the B54 federal highway, a key route between Münster and the Netherlands. The station also includes a bistro and shop concept designed to encourage customers to linger during charging.

"The new charging site is a symbol of the transformation we started years ago to decarbonize our company step by step," said Westfalen CFO Jesko von Stechow.

Westfalen's fast-charging network already includes more than 120 car charging points across its roughly 260 filling stations, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, with plans to exceed 150 by year-end. Sandra Schütte, Westfalen's Head of Mobility, said the truck segment is now following the trajectory already seen in passenger EVs.

"The technology shift in heavy-duty transport is still at an early stage, but that is changing," she said.

Further truck-charging projects are already in the planning stage across North Rhine-Westphalia.