Overview

• On July 12, the Justice Ministry deployed two electric prisoner transport vans in Aachen and Bochum to gather real-world performance insights.
• The pilot will assess the vehicles’ security measures, driving range and reliability under the specific demands of detainee transfer.
• Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach said the initiative shows that high-security transport and sustainability can complement each other.
• The project advances North Rhine-Westphalia’s commitment under the Klimaschutzgesetz to achieve a climate-neutral state fleet by 2030.
• Following similar experiments in other German states, officials are examining the feasibility of electrifying specialized public-service vehicles.