He Built Electric Trucks — Then Raised €22M to Fix the Grid Bottleneck | Decade Energy

In this episode of NET-0, I speak with Carl-Magnus Norden,
co-founder of Volta Trucks and co-founder of Decade Energy.





After building one of Europe’s pioneering electric truck
companies, Carl-Magnus is now working on the real bottleneck
behind truck electrification: getting enough power to the depot.





Decade Energy recently raised €22 million to scale Europe’s depot
power infrastructure. The company develops and operates energy
systems at logistics depots, combining grid access, battery
storage, charging infrastructure, solar and software to help
fleets electrify without waiting years for grid upgrades.





We discuss why electric trucks are becoming increasingly viable,
but why many depots may need 15 to 30 times more power once
fleets electrify.





Carl-Magnus shares what he learned from building Volta Trucks,
why European OEMs were slow to scale, how China moved faster, and
why grid connection is becoming one of the key constraints for
transport electrification.





We also talk about Decade Energy’s model, the role of BESS in
making depot infrastructure bankable, and why electrification is
not only about climate, but also about resilience, energy
security and reducing Europe’s dependence on oil and gas.





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Guest Links
Carl-Magnus Norden: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlmagnusnorden/





Host
Leon Urban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-urban/





00:00 Introduction: The Grid Bottleneck Behind Electric Trucks



00:28 How Carl-Magnus Built One of Europe's First E-Truck
Companies



03:27 Europe vs China: Why Scaling Electric Trucks Took Longer



05:49 The Real Bottleneck: Truck Prices and Depot Power



08:53 Decade Energy: Turning Depots Into Energy Hubs



15:00 France First: Scaling Decade's Model Across Europe



18:31 Grid Access, BESS and Bankability



22:24 The 2035 Vision: Where Europe's Trucks Are Headed



26:03 Electrification as Energy Security