Westfalen CEO: E-Trucks Pay Off Now, but Power Price Decides
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Berlin – November 10, 2026 -- Battery-electric tractor units can already pay back over their entire holding period under current market conditions, according to total-cost calculations by Germany's Westfalen Group. CEO Thomas Perkmann made the case at the dena congress in Berlin, arguing that the result holds only if electricity stays price-competitive with diesel.
Perkmann spoke on the panel "Fuel price crisis at the pump: increasing resilience through renewable energy". His co-panelists were Kristin Kahl of Contargo Truck Fleet, Green Party transport spokesperson Swantje Michaelsen and Argus Media market reporter Marcel Rothenstein. Axel Blume of dena moderated.