MAN Charging 360: a strategic partnership with the EDF Group to help enhance the competitiveness of MAN electric trucks in France

Official signing of a strategic partnership between MAN Truck & Bus France and the EDF Group

On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at the MAN stand during the Solutrans trade show, Jean-Yves Kerbrat, Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus France, and Jean-Philippe Laurent, Director of Strategy and Development, Customer, Services and Territories Divisions at EDF, signed an agreement to develop a new MAN Charging 360 offering.

This partnership strengthens the existing link between MAN and the EDF group in France, see the partnership with EDF for Energy Savings Certificates (CEE), signed at the beginning of 2025. Moreover, MAN is already working with IZIVIA to equip its network in France with charging stations.

The MAN Charging 360 offer marks a decisive milestone in the energy transition of road transport: it now guarantees operating cost parity between MAN electric trucks and their combustion-engine equivalents as part of a combined offer in France.

Cost parity is a key factor for the large-scale development of electromobility in road transport, a sector driven by private companies. This partnership therefore represents major progress, removing the final economic barrier to the widespread electrification of fleets. From now on, there is no longer any reason not to make the switch.

Operating cost parity with MAN Charging 360

MAN Truck & Bus and the EDF Group demonstrate that competitive electric transport is already a reality. By combining their expertise and solutions, the two groups make MAN electric trucks even more efficient and economically attractive on the French market.

To achieve this, the MAN Charging 360 offer relies on two major pillars:

1 – Performance of MAN electric trucks combined with vehicle acquisition support schemes

With more than 400 MAN eTrucks on the road by mid-October 2025—99% of which are equipped with a Rio box—the demonstration is based not on theoretical figures but on real-world data from these vehicles, enabling precise monitoring of energy consumption. MAN eTrucks have demonstrated strong energy efficiency, with an average consumption of 0.93 kWh/km in operation. These results perfectly meet the needs of transport operators, ensuring complete reliability across a wide range of transport applications.

To accelerate the energy transition of road freight transport, MAN Truck & Bus and EDF have signed a partnership agreement under the Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) scheme, designed to simplify access for companies investing in this type of vehicle. Under predefined conditions, a CEE bonus financed by EDF can now reach up to 25% of a vehicle’s pre-tax price, significantly reducing the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of electric heavy-duty vehicles.

In addition, electric vehicles are eligible for the accelerated depreciation scheme under the 2025 Finance Bill and are no longer subject to the de minimis aid cap. This support falls under the European General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). The calculation method for accelerated depreciation is based on the price difference compared with an equivalent combustion engine vehicle. As a result, the deductible amount rises to 75% of the additional cost for a vehicle weighing more than 16 tonnes.

Thanks to the performance of MAN eTrucks and the various support schemes, the resulting cost amounts to 41 cents/km.

2 – The MAN Charging 360 solution

Through this new partnership, MAN is launching the exclusive MAN Charging 360 offer, which enables MAN customers to benefit from preferential conditions on charging stations and electricity purchasing. By combining EDF’s expertise, IZIVIA’s high-performance charging infrastructure and DREEV’s dynamic charging management—which automatically shifts charging sessions to the most favorable market periods in real time—the operating cost of electric vehicles becomes particularly attractive for transport operators. Indeed, energy costs can be reduced by 30% to 50%, without changing operational practices. Taking into account an average consumption of 0.93 kWh/km and approximately 5% electrical losses (grid connection + vehicle), the MAN Charging 360 solution allows users to achieve a cost of just 17 cents/km (excluding vehicle). This represents an energy cost far lower than fossil fuels. This innovative solution simultaneously strengthens BEV competitiveness, reduces TCO and secures the energy budget over several years—a direct and effective response to the economic and environmental challenges facing the road transport sector.

_{*The assumptions of this case study are a 60-month finance lease / 90,000 km/year / 4% interest rate / MAN Comfort Super maintenance and repair contract. Vehicle: a tractor MAN eTGX 20.449 4x2 with a power output of 330 kW (449 hp), equipped with six battery packs and premium features (enhanced driver assistance and safety options, rearview camera, comfort cab) versus a standard MAN TGX long-haul truck. Energy: B7 Diesel consumption 24.6 L/100km – B100 25.8 L/100km - Electric 0.93 kWh/km. EV charging infrastructure: 1 x 150 kW charging station for 2 trucks, a base cost of €0.058/km, type C4 connection, 60-month depreciation, maintenance and monitoring included. Included: Energy Efficiency Certificates / accelerated depreciation / Project subsidies. Energy costs: diesel €1.15/l / B100 €1.12/l / Electricity €0.14/kWh.}

About EDF

A major player in the energy transition, the EDF Group is an integrated energy company active across the entire value chain: generation, distribution, trading, energy sales and energy services. A global leader in low-carbon energy with 520 TWh of decarbonised production (94%) and a carbon intensity of 30 gCO₂/kWh, the Group has developed a diversified generation mix based mainly on nuclear and renewable energy (including hydropower) and invests in new technologies to support the energy transition. EDF’s purpose is to build a CO₂-neutral energy future that reconciles the protection of the planet with well-being and development, through electricity and innovative solutions and services. The Group supplies energy and services to around 41.5 million customers (1) and generated €118.7 billion in revenue in 2024.

(1) The customer portfolio includes electricity, gas and recurring services contracts.