Milence (Company name: Commercial Vehicle Charging Europe B.V.) is a European electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator focused on battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and coaches). It was founded in 2022 as a joint venture by Daimler Truck, the Traton Group (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group), and the Volvo Group to build and operate publicly accessible high-power charging hubs along major freight corridors and logistics routes in Europe (for example TEN-T).
History
The joint venture was founded as Commercial Vehicle Charging Europe B.V. on 8 July 2022 with an initial investment of 500 million EUR.[1] The three founding companies of the joint venture are Daimler Truck, the Traton Group (Volkswagen Group's heavy vehicle subsidiary), and the Volvo Group.[1]