Mobility is an important lever for achieving Deutsche Telekom’s Group-wide climate targets. That is why we are working intensively on how mobility can be made fit for the future. The electrification and reduction of our vehicle fleet is one of Deutsche Telekom’s key measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its own operations. That is why, since 2023, we have been purchasing new company vehicles in Germany only with electric drive and are continuing to develop the charging infrastructure at our locations.
More detailed information on our climate targets and mobility as a lever in our climate transition plan can be found in our audited Sustainability statement 2025.
Milestones achieved, ongoing projects and goals
We have been dealing with the environmental and climate impacts of mobility for 30 years. In the meantime, we are working intensively on how mobility can be further developed in our own operations – with a clear focus on the electrification of our vehicle fleet and on the smart interaction of existing and new mobility services.
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Where we come from
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For the first time, we set ourselves a target for reducing the pollutant emissions of Deutsche Telekom’s vehicle fleet in Germany. By the year 2000, pollutant emissions should be reduced by around 25 %.
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We reduced the pollutant emissions of our vehicle fleet in Germany by 25 % compared to 1995, thus achieving the target set five years earlier.
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We started eco-driving training for our employees in Germany.
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We introduced the “Green Car Policy” for drivers of company vehicles in Germany. A CO2 bonus/malus system provided incentives for the choice of lower-CO2 drives.
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Employees in Germany were able to purchase a bicycle or e-bike for the first time as part of a salary conversion. The offer was aimed at enabling low-emission and health-promoting forms of mobility.
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Our subsidiary Comfortcharge began to build and operate e-charging infrastructure at Deutsche Telekom locations throughout Germany.
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For the procurement of new vehicles in Germany, we set an upper limit for CO2 emissions of 95 g/km.
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T‑Systems decided to convert its business vehicle fleet to electric cars worldwide. Since then, only electric cars have been permitted for new orders.
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In the Car Policy for Germany, we stipulated that only company vehicles with electric drive may be ordered.
Where we stand in the reporting year
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At the end of 2025, more than 50 % of company vehicles and around 10 % of company vehicles across the Group had an electric drive. In Germany, it was 40 % of company cars and 10 % of company cars.
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In the reporting year, we reduced greenhouse gas emissions from our operations (Scope 1 and 2) by more than 94 %. Remaining emissions were neutralized via high-quality CO2 sequestration projects. This means that the Group is greenhouse gas-neutral in its own operations. The electrification and reduction of our vehicle fleet are an important lever for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our own operations.
Where we want to go
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We aim to achieve net-zero emissions along the entire value chain – across all three scopes. To this end, we want to save at least 90 % of emissions compared to 2020; only up to 10 % may be neutralized via high-quality projects that bind CO2e from the atmosphere. Electrification and the reduction of our vehicle fleet will also be important levers here.
Our mobility strategy
The transport turnaround is changing how mobility is thought of and organized. When it comes to mobility, we focus primarily on our own company. In Germany, our mobility strategy provides the framework. It is based on three pillars:
Diverse mobility in your own company: Development of a fleet with lower-emission drives, which also includes micromobility forms such as bicycles and e-scooters for business trips.
Digital services: App-based car-sharing and shuttle services as well as the Telekom Car App for the company’s own fleet, which bundles various functions, e.g., charging station and workshop search or roadside assistance.
Networked mobility: The linking of our mobility offers in order to bring together different modes of transport and forms of use for one’s own business operations.
Company and company vehicles: focus on e-drives
Three factors have a significant influence on the level of our mobility-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: the average number of combustion vehicles, the annual mileage and the associated fuel consumption. For many years, we have been addressing these influencing factors in a targeted manner as part of our fleet management. In the reporting year, GHG emissions from the Group-wide vehicle fleet fell by around 14,000 tons of CO2e from a stock of around 29,000 vehicles. To calculate the reduction, we have put the total GHG emissions emitted by our fleet in relation to the total value of the previous year. We achieved this reduction mainly through the ongoing switch to alternative drive types and the associated decline in fuel consumption.
Of the approximately 9,000 company vehicles currently registered across the Group, 40 % are electric vehicles; another 15 % have an alternative drive system, including gas and hybrid vehicles. The proportion of electric drives is also increasing among the approximately 21,000 company vehicles, such as vehicles for the field service of technicians. In 2025, 10 % of company vehicles were electrically powered (previous year: 3 %). In Greece, for example, we made further progress in the reporting year: at the end of 2025, approximately 900 electric services vehicles were in use, which contributed significantly to a share of electric vehicles of around 33 % of the service vehicle fleet there. At the same time, we face greater challenges with our company vehicles than with company vehicles, for example in terms of available vehicle types, equipment, delivery capacities and charging infrastructure. That is why we are not only setting up more charging stations at our locations, but are also working to create charging facilities at our technicians’ homes – so that they can start work from their homes without restrictions.
3,382 fewer combustion engines group-wide compared to the previous year
11 % less fuel consumed compared to the previous year
More than 10,700 bicycles and e-bikes leased by employees in Germany
Our fleet in figures: lower fuel consumption, more electric vehicles
The total number of our vehicles fell in 2025 compared to the previous year. The majority of our fleet continues to be diesel-powered, but we were able to reduce it again by 15 % in the reporting year. At the same time, we increased the total number of vehicles with alternative and electric drives by around 63 % in the reporting year compared to 2024.
Number |
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2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Total |
29,277 |
29,916 |
30,090 |
30,816 |
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Vehicles with diesel engines |
17,733 |
20,909 |
22,080 |
23,256 |
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Vehicles with gas engines |
4,446 |
4,652 |
5,002 |
5,197 |
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Electric vehicles |
5,451 |
2,615 |
1,430 |
711 |
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Alternative fuel vehiclesa |
1,646 |
1,740 |
1,578 |
1,652 |
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Company cars |
8,767 |
9,214 |
9,415 |
9,497 |
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Service vehicles |
20,510 |
20,702 |
20,675 |
21,319 |
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The fuel consumption of our vehicle fleet fell again in the reporting year. Overall, it fell by around 11 % in 2025. It fell by 7 % for service vehicles and by 21 % for company cars.
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2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Fuel consumption (total) |
38,483,542 |
43,457,118 |
45,796,157 |
48,423,063 |
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Fuel consumption by diesel-powered vehicles |
25,221,025 |
29,599,525 |
30,611,576 |
30,886,569 |
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Fuel consumption by gasoline-powered vehicles |
12,659,335 |
13,385,894 |
14,658,228 |
17,005,345 |
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Fuel consumption by vehicles with alternative drives |
603,181 |
471,698 |
526,353 |
531,150 |
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Fuel consumption by company cars |
10,209,274 |
12,999,592 |
14,402,330 |
14,634,852 |
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Fuel consumption by service vehicles |
28,274,268 |
30,457,525 |
31,393,827 |
33,788,211 |
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Since 2025, the diesel vehicles in our entire fleet in Germany can be refueled with the synthetic diesel fuel HVO100 if possible. HVO100 stands for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil and refers to a synthetic diesel fuel. It is made from biogenic residues, for example from used cooking oils or other organic waste that is no longer used for food production. The fuel has a different chemical structure than conventional diesel, but can be used in many existing diesel engines. We are using HVO100 as a temporary solution because a short-term complete conversion of the fleet to electric vehicles is currently not possible in all areas of application for organizational and business reasons. The aim is to operate the diesel vehicles still in operation with as few emissions as possible during their remaining service life.
Nimble on two wheels
Since 2022, our service technicians in Germany have been using e-scooters for shorter and medium distances, especially in urban conurbations with difficult parking situations. Since 2024, the scooters have also been used by technicians who take care of fiber optic expansion in major cities and the maintenance of mobile antennas along ICE routes and at major events. There are now 70 scooters in use throughout Germany.
Our employees in Germany have been able to lease a bicycle or e-bike since 2015. In the reporting period, more than 10,768 bicycles were leased via this model.
Telekom Car Sharing
Telekom Carsharing is a mobility service from Telekom MobilitySolutions. Deutsche Telekom employees can use the app to book vehicles for private or business trips at over 30 stations in Germany. The offer is organized entirely digitally.
E‑mobility: charging infrastructure at our sites and beyond
An efficient charging infrastructure is the prerequisite for electromobility to arrive in everyday life. Since 2018, our subsidiary Comfortcharge GmbH has been building and operating fast charging stations at Deutsche Telekom locations throughout Germany. They are publicly accessible and make it possible to recharge electric vehicles in around ten minutes with additional energy for about 100 kilometers. How much range is actually achieved depends, among other things, on the type of vehicle, the state of charge and the respective framework conditions.
Comfortcharge operated around 300 fast-charging stations
at our locations in 2025.
Comfortcharge operated a total of around 750 charging systems (including normal charging stations up to 22 kW)
for charging company, business and employee vehicles at our sites in 2025.
Charging infrastructure for cities, regions and companies
We support cities, regions and companies in building and operating charging infrastructure. Our range of services includes planning, construction, installation and service. In addition to the necessary hardware, the software for the operation of the charging stations and for end customer management is also part of the solution.
In addition to the charging points operated by Comfortcharge at our own Telekom locations, we installed more than 2,700 e-charging stations worldwide in 2025 – around 500 more than in the previous year. The new stations were built as part of charging infrastructure projects for cities, regions and companies.
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2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
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eMobility charging stations installed |
2,723 |
2,174 |
698 |
854 |
Standard charging stations (≤ 22 kW) |
2,355 |
1,804 |
645 |
653 |
Wall-mounted standard eCharging stations |
506 |
429 |
386 |
296 |
Detached mounted standard eCharging stations (outdoor) |
1,849 |
1,375 |
259 |
357 |
HighPower charging stations (> 22 kW) |
368 |
370 |
53 |
201 |
Detached mounted high power eCharging stations (outdoor) |
368 |
370 |
53 |
201 |
Technicians in action for e-mobility
Our partners – energy suppliers, electronics retailers, hardware and automotive manufacturers as well as providers of fleet solutions – and their customers benefit from the services of Deutsche Telekom Außendienst GmbH (DTA): It provides qualified technicians throughout Germany who carry out various mobility services on site at the customer’s premises. More than 50 partners offer various eMobility services with the help of Technical Service. This includes services such as the installation of charging equipment as well as their fault clearance and maintenance.
DTA carried out around 6,500 eMobility orders in 2025.
Looking ahead
Mobility is an important lever for achieving our climate targets. For this reason, we are consistently pushing ahead with the expansion of the charging infrastructure for our own fleet and beyond and creating mobility services that combine different forms of use.