MAN Truck & Bus and FC Bayern Munich have announced plans to develop a public charging park for electric trucks and buses at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The project was officially launched in the presence of Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and other officials.
The charging park is set to be built on the southern bus parking area of the Allianz Arena. Plans include three expansion stages, with a total of 30 charging points capable of serving up to 500 electric buses and trucks daily. The facility will offer both high-power and megawatt charging options.
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of FC Bayern, explained the project’s significance: “Our society is facing major challenges, especially when it comes to protecting our environment and the climate. For us, the public charging park for commercial vehicles is a continuation of our sustainability efforts to manage the Allianz Arena in an increasingly climate-friendly way.”
The Allianz Arena’s location near a major motorway junction, which sees up to 10,000 trucks daily, makes it a strategic site for the charging park. Additionally, the stadium’s robust electrical infrastructure, typically fully utilised only on match days, provides an opportunity for efficient use of resources.
Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, emphasised the importance of such initiatives: “We will only achieve the Paris climate targets if we consistently decarbonise our vehicle fleets. Half of the trucks we produce each year should be electric by 2030. The charging infrastructure is the key to this.”
MAN Transport Solutions, the company’s in-house consultancy, is supporting the planning and implementation of the charging park. The project aligns with MAN’s broader efforts to expand charging infrastructure for commercial electric vehicles across Europe.
Dr. Frederik Zohm, Chief Development Officer at MAN Truck & Bus, highlighted the capabilities of their new electric trucks: “With megawatt charging technology (MCS), our MAN eTruck with its battery of up to 534 kWh can cover a range of 300 to 400 kilometres during the driver’s break from driving. This corresponds to charging 10% to 80% of the existing battery capacity.”
As part of this collaboration, MAN plans to deliver FC Bayern’s first all-electric coach as a team bus for the 2025/26 season.
The project represents a step towards meeting the estimated need for 50,000 high-performance and megawatt charging points along Europe’s main long-distance transport routes by 2030, as projected by the European manufacturers’ association ACEA.
