Ep. 23: Michael Clarke eTrucker app founder on Driver-Built Tools, Truck-Ready Charging and Scaling e-Trucker

What does it take to make heavy-duty electrification practical on
Europe’s roads? In this episode, Michael Clarke, co-creator of
eTrucker, joins us to talk about building a driver-first charging
app for electric trucks. With experience from Tesla, Porsche and
NIO, Michael shares how the team designed a tool that helps
drivers find truly truck-ready charging—complete with filters for
pull-through bays, overnight parking and realistic routing.


The e-Trucker story is grounded in real-world driving. Co-founder
Tobias Wagner logged 100,000 electric truck kilometres in just
one year to shape the database, which launched with 575
truck-suitable charging parks. Within months, community
contributions added more than a hundred sites, creating Europe’s
largest driver-verified dataset for truck-capable infrastructure.


Highlights include:


What “truck-ready” means in practice, from site geometry to
services that matter for HGVs

How driver feedback loops improve data quality and
verification

The roadmap ahead for live availability, bookings and scaling
across Europe






You can explore the app on iOS
(https://apps.apple.com/de/app/etrucker/id6746111803) or Android
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.etrucker). And
to see the story behind the drivers building the future of
e-trucking, watch one of their videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U4Uz-tzaJw&t=521s&ab_channel=Elektrotrucker.


This is a hands-on look at how data, feedback and determination
are shaping the tools that will make long-haul electrification
work.