Aral Pulse provides Amazon partners with enhanced access to its truck loading stations

Aral pulse and Amazon are expanding their collaboration on charging heavy electric trucks in Germany. Partners in Amazon’s delivery network will now have enhanced access to around 35 Aral pulse locations suitable for trucks, including the Megawatt charging park in Königs Wusterhausen along the A10.

Amazon partners can now schedule appointments at Aral pulse’s truck charging network.

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The agreement builds on a partnership that has existed since 2022, beginning with a pilot project at an Amazon logistics site in Dortmund. Since then, Amazon’s partner companies have purchased more than one million kilowatt-hours of electricity at Aral-pulse charging stations, according to the two companies. At Aral locations, Amazon partners can now reserve charging spots in advance, among other options.

According to Aral pulse, its own public fast-charging network for heavy commercial vehicles in Germany currently has around 35 locations. These sites feature access lanes as well as services such as toilets, showers, rest areas, and dining options. CCS and MCS are used at the megawatt-level stations. For trucks designed for this purpose in the future, Aral pulse states that charging time from 20% to 80% is approximately 30 minutes; this figure is based on information confirmed by Scania but depends, among other factors, on battery size and vehicle technology.

Amazon relies on multiple charging partners

Aral Pulse is not Amazon’s only public charging partner. Since September, the logistics network has also been using selected Shell locations in Hannover and Kirchheim, with additional sites in Koblenz to follow. These locations offer charging stations with up to 400 kW of capacity; individual charging slots can also be reserved in advance there. Meanwhile, Amazon is building its own charging infrastructure at logistics sites across Europe.

By the end of 2026, more than 50 battery-electric trucks are set to be in use within Amazon’s delivery network in Germany. These include Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ eActros 600, with over 50 units planned for Germany. For Amazon, access to public HPC and MCS locations complements its own depot infrastructure. For long-distance delivery, it is crucial that charging stations are located along the actual routes used, and that charging processes can be integrated with rest periods and route planning.