The Swedish seaport and Göteborg Energi, with the support of the Swedish Energy Agency, set up four charging spots with up to 350kW capacity.

"On the land side, a faster sustainable transition of truck traffic is a crucial factor. From the port's perspective, we need to ensure that the infrastructure meets the needs and ideally stays ahead. The charging station at Port Entry fits very well into that puzzle," Viktor Allgurén, Head of Innovations at the Gothenburg Port Authority (GPA), said.

He furthered, "The fact that we now have two separate public charging stations in the port is significant in itself [the other being Circle K's at Vädermotet]. It provides redundancy in the infrastructure while, in the long run, it can keep prices down for those who charge."

"We have seen a rapid increase in the number of electric trucks in the port, which is incredibly exciting to see. Concrete incentives and a rapidly introduced charging infrastructure in the port have definitely contributed to this development," Allgurén underlined.

Malin Flysjö, Business Manager for electricity and gas trading at Göteborg Energi, also commented, "The use of fossil fuels must decrease if Gothenburg is to meet its environmental goals [cutting port-related greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030], especially in truck traffic. Therefore, it feels really good to now offer much better opportunities for trucks to charge at charging stations specially designed for large and long vehicles."

Photo: Port of Gothenburg