BMW has initiated the electrification of deliveries around its Regensburg plant, integrating the first three fully electrically powered trucks to transport parts between different areas of the site.
Two of the electric trucks are tasked with transporting high-voltage storage systems, while the third handles floor paneling for BMW vehicles. Although BMW has not specified the models involved, press photos show at least one DAF CF Electric, indicating that one or all of the vehicles may be from DAF.
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The duo transporting batteries shuttle between EV component production at Plant 6.11 in Leibnizstraße and Vehicle Plant 6.10 in Herbert-Quandt-Allee, covering an approximately eight-kilometer round trip. These trucks complete nearly 30 such round trips per day. The third electric truck travels an approximately three-kilometer route from an external warehouse to Plant 6.10 and back, also making 30 trips daily to transport floor paneling manufactured at the site.
According to BMW, all routes partly run through local roads, making them well-suited for electric trucks. Andrea Pflügler, Head of Logistics Process Planning at BMW Group Plant Regensburg, stated, “The electric trucks are emission-free and quiet, so they don’t pollute the plant surroundings with emissions or noise – a real win-win situation for us. The clean and quiet electric trucks have proven themselves in use. More will follow in the medium term. We are examining which heavy goods transport routes in and around the Regensburg plant are also suitable for electrification.”
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Due to the three-shift operation at the Regensburg plant, the emission-free trucks are used almost around the clock, necessitating a special charging strategy. BMW has implemented several short stops instead of one long charging break, installing 250 kW chargers at each of the three stops. Two charging points are situated next to the docking gates of the production hall in Plant 6.10, with one in component plant 6.11. This setup allows truck batteries to be recharged with green electricity during loading and unloading.
The car manufacturer procured the electric trucks and the charging infrastructure through the logistics service provider Preymesser, benefiting from a subsidy in Germany that was recently capped earlier than expected. The project was also subsidized by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs.
