Can a depot equipped with charging stations serve multiple fleets? At the Movin’On Summit 2026, Saïd Kayal, Vice President, Truck Solutions at TotalEnergies, presents opening selected depots to other carriers as one way to accelerate the electrification of heavy-duty vehicles.

Deployment is already under way. To bring it to scale, he believes carriers, shippers and energy suppliers need to coordinate their projects more effectively. Sharing infrastructure would help bring together the needs of several companies and direct investment towards facilities that can serve multiple users.

Saïd Kayal calls for a comprehensive approach to charging, from the depot to the road, and for a framework that facilitates the installation of charging points in both locations. He would like to see more carriers and shippers commit to joint projects over the next 18 months. In this context, open-access depots are a concrete example of a project that a single stakeholder would have less incentive to finance.