DAF Trucks and TotalEnergies Partner for Road Transport Decarbonization

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DAF Trucks and TotalEnergies have partnered to accelerate zero-emission road transport through improved charging infrastructure and low-carbon energy solutions.

Date: February 14, 2025

DAF Trucks and TotalEnergies Partner for Road Transport Decarbonization

Eindhoven, Netherlands- DAF Trucks N.V., and TotalEnergies SE., announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on their johttps://totalenergies.com/int commitment to develop zero-emission mobility solutions for road transport.

This partnership leverages DAF’s leadership in truck manufacturing and TotalEnergies’ expertise in developing sustainable mobility solutions. It underlines both companies' commitment to supporting the energy transition and meeting the European Union's CO2 emission reduction standards.

The agreement focuses on 3 key initiatives:

Investigating the opportunities for DAF customers to optimally make use of the TotalEnergies charging network and their roaming services.
Accelerating the development of Megawatt Charging Systems (MCS) for ultra-fast charging of electric trucks with a pilot initiative helping to shape the future of charging infrastructure.

Offering a range of energy solutions from TotalEnergies, to supply low carbon energy products and solutions to the DAF manufacturing sites in order to support DAF in reducing its scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions.

Mr. Harald Seidel, president of DAF Trucks N.V., said, "This collaboration with TotalEnergies is a great opportunity to combine our respective expertise to offer our customers sustainable and innovative transport solution. DAF is leading the way in battery electric vehicles, offering zero emission ranges of up to 500 kilometers on a single charge. The MoU provides enhanced opportunities to accelerate the transition to sustainable road transport solutions."

Mr. Mathieu Soulas, Senior Vice President New Mobilities at TotalEnergies, said, ‘’As a key partner of the road transport sector, we are delighted to collaborate with DAF and contribute to the decarbonization of the industry. This partnership demonstrates TotalEnergies' ability to provide concrete solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of its customers' fleets. We need such pragmatic collaborations to make the Energy Transition happen”.

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