Diesel versus electric truck: ALDI measured the consumption difference

ALDI’s two new e-trucks went into circulation, doubling the company’s electric truck fleet. The expansion took place after the company analyzed the operational and operating experience gained during the mileage of more than 150,000 km of e-trucks to date. An important role in the decision was played by the fact that the company carried out comparative consumption measurements between diesel and electric vehicles of the same design and load in the midst of different weather conditions and road conditions, as well as on flat routes. After the measurement, it was clearly proven that the zero local emissions of the electric powertrain contribute to a precisely detectable reduction of harmful emissions and the improvement of air quality, and at the same time, the e-drive has a more economical consumption than the diesel version. In 2024, for example, on a spring day, the company delivered goods with the same load, under the same weather and traffic conditions, to the logistics center in Biatorbágy and the XIII. between the Pannónia street store in the district. The diesel-powered truck used 28.89 liters of diesel fuel per 117 km, which, according to factory data, meant 64.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The electric version achieved a consumption of 183 kWh on the same route.