KIEL : This year’s Schleswig-Holstein Electromobility Forum was well attended by over 450 participants at the end of November despite the onset of winter. The specialist event brought together experts from companies, universities, administration and politics to discuss future topics in the field of electromobility.

“In the area of freight transport, we have taken an important first step in Schleswig-Holstein with the eHighway project,” explained Environment and Energy Minister Tobias Goldschmidt in his opening speech at the forum.

The eHighway Schleswig-Holstein field trial was represented with an information stand and onem hybrid overhead line truck from partnerspedition Bode GmbH & Co KG on site. This was on display alongside a number of other exhibits such as battery-powered heavy commercial vehicles on the publicly accessible outdoor area.