Publish Time: 2025-09-01 Origin: Site
In the southern sector of Munich Airport, the new depot is now operational with 37 charging stations dedicated to battery-electric passenger transport vehicles. An additional 13 charging points are set to be activated by the end of summer as part of the next construction phase. A third expansion phase, planned within the coming two years, will introduce 22 more chargers, complemented by carports integrated with photovoltaic systems.
“This depot provides the essential infrastructure for fully electrified apron operations,” stated Munich Airport CEO Jost Lammers. “Already, half of our ground fleet is battery-powered. This initiative marks major progress within our ‘Net Zero 2035’ strategy and accelerates our journey toward carbon-neutral airport operations.”
Munich Airport’s sustainability roadmap targets the complete elimination of CO₂ emissions from its operations by 2035. The current eBus fleet is already reducing annual emissions by over 2,000 tonnes. Once the transition to an all-electric fleet is finalized, this reduction is projected to exceed 4,000 tonnes per year.
As of May 2025, AeroGround’s zero-emission apron passenger transport fleet comprises 37 vehicles—including 20 standard buses and 17 articulated buses. Another 18 units are scheduled for delivery by the end of the year. The long-term vision is to grow the fleet to 72 vehicles, aligned with operational demand and charging infrastructure availability.
In addition to passenger buses, AeroGround is progressively transitioning all ground support equipment to alternative drive systems. In 2024 alone, the company introduced 173 new zero-emission vehicles, including transport vehicles, conveyor belts, boarding stairs, lift trucks, and passenger cars.
The project is supported with €23.8 million in funding through the Federal Ministry for Transport’s (BMV) “Guideline for the Promotion of Alternative Drives for Buses in Passenger Transport.” It also receives financial backing from the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) and the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (ARF) under the NextGenerationEU programme. The funding initiative is coordinated by NOW GmbH and administered by Project Management Jülich (PtJ).