Should you go
electric?
The honest cost of switching a Belgian truck from diesel to electric — diesel pump versus the plug, with 2026 prices and the kilometre charges as they stand after 1 July 2026, the day Belgium raised its rates and added a CO₂ component and the Netherlands began charging per kilometre too. Pick the version that fits you.
The honest cost of switching a Dutch truck from diesel to electric — diesel pump versus the plug, with 2026 prices and the vrachtwagenheffing that replaced the Eurovignet on 1 July 2026, pinned to its announced 2027 tariffs. No professional diesel refund here, which is exactly what makes the sums look different from the Belgian ones. Pick the version that fits you.
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The quick answer
Will it save me money? Move three sliders and get a straight yes-or-no, in plain language.
- ✓No jargon, no spreadsheets
- ✓Savings per month & payback time
- ✓Diesel pump vs the plug, side by side
- ✓Takes about 30 seconds
The full business case
Every assumption spelled out, ready for the bank or the boardroom — investment-grade detail.
- ✓IRR, NPV, payback & cashflow tables
- ✓Thirteen toll zones, year by year
- ✓Charging cost & grid-capacity risk
- ✓Benchmarked against index returns
Two trucks, one scenario
Any two to four trucks, by brand and model — MAN eTGX against Windrose E700 to start — the same business case, run twice, side by side.
Desktop 🗺️Will it make the route?
Route, load, temperature and hills in; energy, arrival charge and charging stops out. Built on real-world data from 19 electric trucks measured by the Öko-Institut.
Planner 🔋The trucks themselves
Battery, range, charging and price for the MAN eTGX and the Windrose E700 in depth, every figure labelled by where it came from, and the sheet of each of the thirteen trucks. With a range calculator for your own duty.
Specs 📋The sheets: makers, trucks and chargers
Twenty makers of heavy long-haul trucks at IAA 2026 on the left, the thirteen trucks of the Transport & Environment comparison on the right, each on the row of its maker, and the chargers: the four of the calculators and more from the show and its newsroom. Pre-filled from published figures, open for anyone to correct or complete.
Sheets