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Alexander Vlaskamp

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Man Truck Bus Se

Search every verified Alexander Vlaskamp interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, has been publicly promoting the company's transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and calling for political support to build the necessary charging infrastructure. In April 2025, at the inauguration of MAN's battery plant in Nuremberg, Vlaskamp announced an additional investment of around 150 million euros in module production, bringing total investment at the site to 250 million euros. He stated that the innovation of battery-electric trucks and mega-charging columns already exists, but what is missing is the non-innovative work of building the grid with cables and transformer houses, which requires long-term investment and political action. He also appealed for a CO2 review for heavy trucks and criticized that a previous government did not respond to industry calls to direct half of a toll increase into charging infrastructure and e-truck subsidies. Vlaskamp has consistently argued that battery-electric drives are the superior solution for commercial vehicles. In a 2022 interview, he stated that BEV trucks are coming and will remain for decades, making them a secure investment for infrastructure and grid operators. At the IAA Transportation 2022, he said that battery-electric power is more efficient and cheaper than hydrogen, and that green hydrogen should be prioritized for industrial uses like steel production. He projected that by 2030, 40 to 50 percent of MAN's new truck registrations in Europe would be battery-electric, corresponding to around 40,000 trucks. In 2023, he participated in a test drive of the new MAN eTruck in Munich with Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder, and in South Africa he handed over the first MAN Lion's Explorer electric buses to Golden Arrow Bus Services, describing the event as a milestone for electrifying Africa.

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