Electric Truck

MAN has become the first European truck manufacturer to start series production of Megawatt Charging System (MCS)-ready electric trucks. Although public MCS infrastructure is still under development, the move ensures new eTGX and eTGS models will be ready to exploit ultra-fast charging as soon as th...

Marks & Spencer is expanding its electric heavy-duty fleet with ten DAF XD Electric trucks. The rollout marks the retailer's transition from pilot projects to wider deployment and includes the UK's first DAF truck capable of powering a refrigerated trailer directly from its traction battery.

The Chinese electric truck manufacturer has started series production of its eTopas 600 at Steyr Automotive's plant in Austria. The first vehicles have already been delivered to customers in five European countries, marking the company's transition from pilot projects to commercial operations.

Windrose's first commercial deployment with DSV will see an initial fleet of 10 battery-electric Class 8 trucks operating on the I-35 freight corridor between the US and Mexico, with plans to expand the fleet by a further 25 vehicles in 2027.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered three battery-electric eActros 400 tractor units to waste management company AVG Köln. The vehicles are the first from the manufacturer to feature a factory-integrated mechanical power take-off, extending electric truck deployment to demanding tipper and waste logi...

The first phase of the programme, scheduled to run until 2030, will focus on expanding the plant's production capacity while preparing it for the next generation of MAN trucks based on the TRATON Modular System (TMS). Once completed, the production area at the Kraków plant will increase from approx...