[MACBETH Validation Workshop] Stakeholder interviews on MCS deployment

The MACBETH project invites you to a high-impact stakeholder workshop focused on discussing the results of more than 60 interviews with key stakeholders across the logistics, vehicle manufacturer, energy, infrastructure and policy ecosystem. The aim was to understand current challenges, needs and expectations related to the deployment and use of Megawatt Charging Systems (MCS) for heavy-duty vehicles.

This online workshop will bring together interview participants to:

• Share anonymised, aggregated findings from the interview campaign, grouped by stakeholder cluster.
• Validate and refine the identified needs, requirements and use cases for MCS from a user perspective.
• Discuss open gaps, priorities and critical conditions for successful MCS deployment at depots, logistics sites and along corridors.

What’s in it for you?

During the workshop, you will:

• Get an overview of how other actors (LSPs, shippers, retailers, logistics site owners, CPOs, OEMs) see key barriers and enablers for MCS.
• See concrete examples from the interviews, including:
  • How users are actually operating battery-electric trucks today (routes, charging patterns, depot vs public)
  • How different stakeholders perceive the business case, TCO and investment risks for MCS
  • Expectations on site design, grid connections and the role of depots vs corridor hubs
  • Initial requirements for booking, digital integration and service quality at future MCS hubs
• Benchmark your own views against the aggregated findings from over 60 interviews with major organizations below:

AGENDA

• Welcome & opening. Alice Scotti (ALICE)  
  • Short welcome
  • Objectives of the session and practical information
• MACBETH project overview. Yancho Todorov (VTT)
  • Brief recap of project goals and workplan
  • Role of MCS in decarbonising heavy-duty road transport
• Stakeholder interviews & purpose of the workshop. Alice Scotti (ALICE)  
  • Block 1. Where electrification is really happening. Khalis Sinaga (ALICE)
  • Block 2. What are the blockeres to long-haul BETs expansion and MCS adoption. Alice Scotti (ALICE)
  • Block 3. Opportunities to improve them MCS business case. Alice Scotti (ALICE)
  • Block 4. What will be the future of truck charging MCS or CCS. Khalis Sinaga (ALICE)
• Key findings by stakeholder cluster. 
  • Demand-side users (LSPs, freight forwarders, shippers/retailers)
    
  • Logistics facility operators (ports, logistics real estate, safe and secure parking, logistics site owners)
    
  • Charging point operators
    
  • Technology providers (e.g. OEMs, charging infrastructure suppliers and eMSPs)
• Wrap-up and next steps. Alice Scotti (ALICE) and Khalis Sinaga (ALICE) Download presentation  
  • Links to upcoming MACBETH events and demonstrations
    
  • Closing remarks

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FLEXMCS has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101192657. MACBETH has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101192466. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.