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3rd call for funding "Non-publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electric road freight transport in Bavaria"
Duration: 29.09.2025, 10:00 a.m. - 31.10.2025, 4:00 p.m.
Eligible to apply: Eligible applicants are economically active companies with a branch or permanent establishment in the Free State of Bavaria that are active in the field of freight transport.
Object of funding: The procurement and installation of stationary, non-publicly accessible conductive DC fast charging points with CCS plugs (DIN EN 62196-3 or Combo for DC charging) or more powerful plug standards with EU standard (e.g. MCS for "megawatt charging") in Bavaria, which are intended for charging electric goods transport vehicles, including the necessary grid connection and installation of the charging station, are eligible for funding. Details on eligibility for funding can be found in the funding guidelines and the funding call.
Funding amount: The installation is funded at 40% (funding rate) of the eligible expenditure. The cap (maximum funding) is based on the maximum charging capacity or the type of grid connection:
Charging points:
- < 100 kW max. 10,000 € per charging point
- >= 100 kW and < 500 kW max. 20,000 € per charging point
- >= 500 kW max. 60,000 € per charging point
Grid connection:
- Low-voltage grid: max. 10,000 €
- Medium or high-voltage grid: max. 75,000 €
Buffer storage:
To reduce grid loads, buffer storage units of at least 100 kWh are taken into account separately, provided they are explicitly integrated into the charging/load management of the charging infrastructure and the charging infrastructure is connected to a low-voltage grid. If corresponding buffer storage is integrated, the cap for the grid connection increases to €75,000. The costs for buffer storage are included in the grid connection and are taken into account as follows:
- Internal buffer storage tanks: For internal buffer storage tanks whose costs are not explicitly known due to system integration, the subsidy for the grid connection increases by €250 per storage capacity in kWh
- External buffer storage: For external buffer storage whose costs are explicitly known, the same subsidy rate applies as for charging points.
SME bonus: For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the funding rate increases by 10 percentage points.
Funding bonus: If an "innovative additional criterion" is implemented in accordance with the funding guidelines, an additional bonus of 10% of the eligible costs is granted, up to a maximum of €20,000.
Funding ceilings: The maximum funding per application is €250,000. An applicant will receive a maximum of €500,000 across all funding applications in this call.
Other requirements:
- Charging points not accessible to the public
- Minimum operating period of 3 years
- Compliance with technical and legal requirements
- Early commencement of measures and cumulation of funding is not permitted.
- Funding is based on the EU's "General Block Exemption Regulation" (GBER)
- For further details, see the funding guidelines and call for funding
How can I apply for funding?
Applications can be submitted between 29.09.2025 at 10:00 and 31.10.2025 at 16:00.
Access to the online system (application, status query, submission of proof of use, etc.)
Frequently asked questions:
According to the directive, all commercially active companies that transport goods / objects outside their own premises with their own vehicles (see "Which vehicles can use the subsidized charging infrastructure?") now or in the future and have a branch / business premises in Bavaria are eligible to apply. In addition to freight forwarders, this also includes, for example, companies with delivery fleets, delivery and parcel service providers or inter-company transporters.
No, you must wait until you receive the funding decision. Commissions, orders or procurements are only eligible for funding if they were carried out or commissioned within the project period defined in the funding decision. Premature commencement of measures is ineligible for funding. Non-binding offers, planning or services not eligible for funding are excluded from this.
The definition of SMEs is based on Annex I of the GBER. According to this, SMEs are companies that employ fewer than 250 people and either have an annual turnover of no more than EUR 50 million or an annual balance sheet total of no more than EUR 43 million. Affiliated companies are not considered SMEs if the group jointly exceeds the criteria for SMEs. A corresponding increase in the funding rate can therefore not be granted.
No, e-vehicles do not have to be available or ordered. They can also be purchased at a later date. However, applications will be ranked according to the predicted environmental impact within the framework of the available funding (see "How applications are evaluated"). The later e-vehicles are used, the lower the environmental impact can be and the lower the probability of funding approval.
Applications are not processed primarily in the order in which they are submitted (no first come, first served). In accordance with the GBER, applications are evaluated in descending order according to the "predicted environmental impact per charging point". The applicant must state how many liters of fuel are expected to be saved over the next three years through the use of the subsidized charging infrastructure. This should be based on the amount of fuel that conventional combustion engines would probably consume for the same distance. The ranking is then based on the amount of fuel saved per subsidized charging point. The specified values are binding within the framework of reasonable forecasts and must be briefly and comprehensibly outlined when the application is submitted (e.g. number of planned e-trucks and expected mileage based on relevant empirical values).
The diesel savings can essentially be calculated using the following three parameters:
- Number of electric road freight vehicles used during the three minimum years of operation of the subsidized charging infrastructure (for the calculation or plausibility check of the data, the number of vehicles for the first three years of charging infrastructure operation must be specified)
- Daily, monthly or annual mileage of the e-vehicles (if daily mileage is specified, the number of operating days per year must also be specified)
- Average consumption (in liters of diesel per 100 km) of the vehicles used before the e-vehicles were deployed
Calculation example
From the time the subsidized charging infrastructure is put into operation (here 01.07.2025), it will be used by two company-owned e-trucks (annual mileage 80,000 km). The diesel trucks previously used were operated with an average consumption of 27l/100km.
1.5 years after commissioning of the subsidized charging infrastructure (corresponding to 01.01.2027), two more e-trucks (with identical data to the first two) will be used.
These data would result in the following savings:
- 1st year (01.07.2025 to 30.06.2026): 2 vehicles * 80,000km * 27l/100km = 43,200 liters
- 2nd year (01.07.2026 to 30.06.2027): (2 vehicles * 80,000km * 27l/100km) + (2 vehicles * 80,000km * 27l/100km)*0.5 (as the other two vehicles will only be used from the second half of the year) = 64,800 liters
- 3rd year (01.07.2027 to 30.06.2028): 4 vehicles * 80,000km * 27l/100km = 86,400 liters
In this example, the following values for the diesel savings (in liters) would have to be specified as part of the application:
- In the first year after commissioning: 43,200 liters
- In the second year after commissioning: 64,800 liters
- In the third year after commissioning: 86,400 liters
The following explanation would be sufficient in the justification field:
From the time the subsidized charging infrastructure is commissioned, it is used by two company-owned e-trucks (range 400km) (annual mileage 80,000km). The previously used diesel trucks were operated with an average consumption of 27l/100km. 1.5 years after commissioning the subsidized charging infrastructure, two more e-trucks (with identical data to the first two) are being used.
Final information:
If, for example, four charging points were applied for, the system would automatically calculate the "predicted environmental relief per charging point" (in this case (43,200 liters + 64,800 liters + 86,400 liters) / 4 = 48,600 liters per charging point). All applications received after the end of the application period are ranked and decided on the basis of this value.
If an innovative additional criterion is implemented, the funding amount can be increased by an additional 10 percent of the eligible expenditure or expected eligible costs, up to a maximum of EUR 20,000.
However, the total grant amount per application (or charging location) is limited to a maximum of EUR 250,000. This upper limit cannot be increased by implementing an additional innovative criterion.
In order to make use of the innovative additional criterion, a concrete outline of the planned additional criterion must be drawn up as part of the application.
On the basis of this outline, the approval body decides whether to approve or reject the innovative additional criterion.
The applicant is not entitled to this. The innovative additional criterion is primarily concerned with implementing, testing and/or researching an innovative idea, a novelty or something that is not available in series or on the market.
See Appendix Funding Guideline, Chapter 5.5 "Innovative additional criterion":
2 Such concepts can also be funded as an "innovative additional criterion" [...] as part of a funding project, provided there is a sufficiently innovative approach and an optimization of the charging process, increase in energy efficiency or avoidance of environmental pollution in connection with the reduction of costs is pursued. [...]
4 As part of the application, the innovative additional criterion and the expected effects must be clearly outlined. [...]
7 The implementation of an innovative additional criterion must be monitored and evaluated by an independent and thematically suitable institution/organization (e.g. research institution, engineering office, university) for at least one year during the minimum operating period (= 3 years).
8 A corresponding, meaningful final report must be submitted to the funding body in the usual professional form no later than three months after the end of the technical support.
9 The funding agency is entitled to obtain interim results and to publish project results in statistical or anonymized form.
10 Final and interim reports must be prepared at least in German."
Accordingly, the usual integration of a PV system, battery storage and charging infrastructure, for example, cannot be regarded as an innovative additional criterion, as this is the state of the art. A weather report-based or forecast-controlled charging strategy to avoid grid peaks and/or increase the use of renewably generated electricity or a charging management system that communicates with the grid operator, for example, could in turn be considered an innovative additional criterion by means of a corresponding concrete sketch.
It is essential to note that the implementation of an innovative additional criterion must always be accompanied by a thematically suitable institution/organization (e.g. research institution, engineering office, university) and a correspondingly meaningful final report must be prepared.
Any (additional) costs incurred for this will not be funded or subsidized again, but are covered by the funding bonus of up to €20,000.
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