The European Maritime Safety Agency’s Guidance for Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Ro-Ro spaces recommends that the state of charge (SoC) of the vehicles transported on PCTC vessels be between 20% and 50%. Following the publication of this document ECG decided to survey the OEMs about the charging requirements of their Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in the supply chain in Europe. Following the first edition of the table in 2023, it was last updated in May 2026.
The results of the survey among OEMs can be consulted below. Obviously things will change over time, and we will plan to review the contents on a regular basis, but if you notice anything that is out of date or inaccurate do please let us know so we can update the information.
The EMSA guidance document has been taken up by many shipping lines too, short sea and deep sea alike, which thus started to introduce the maximum 50% State of Charge requirement for the transported BEVs due to safety reasons.
This data is published for general information purposes and should not be relied on. Please check directly with the companies concerned if you need confirmation.