Electric truck charging needs more than megawatts: Q&A with Rustam Kocher
Posted October 27, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Features, Fleets and Infrastructure, Fleets and Infrastructure Features, Infrastructure Features, Newswire, The Infrastructure. Charged: The last time we spoke, way back in ’23, public charging for heavy-duty EVs was a new thing. Now it seems to be a hot market. You sent me a list of a couple dozen companies that are in the biz, or trying to be—though you did note that the segment is “prone to frequent new market entrants, consolidations and failures.” Rustam Kocher: That industry has a lot of potential. The two main providers are WattEV—I’m on their Advisory Board—and Terawatt. Right now, not a lot of fleets are spending heavily on electrification, but the providers that are staying alive are offering trucking-as-a-service or charging-as-a-service so that fleets can nibble at it at their own pace. Charged: Things may heat up soon.…








































