Mercedes-Benz customer Logistik Schmitt plans to use newly-opened German Milence charging hub
On behalf of Daimler Buses, Logistik Schmitt is currently operating two Mercedes-Benz long-distance trucks with conventional diesel engines for shuttle transport on the approximately 480-kilometer route between the Daimler Buses site in Mannheim and a supplier near Leipzig.
Transport company Logistik Schmitt plans to charge its two battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 long-haul trucks regularly at the newly-inaugurated Milence at Hermsdorfer Kreuz, eastern Thuringia, Germany. For the charging process, four CCS charging stations with up to 400 kW are available at the new Milence site at Hermsdorfer Kreuz.
On behalf of Daimler Buses, Logistik Schmitt is currently operating two Mercedes-Benz long-distance trucks with conventional diesel engines for shuttle transport on the approximately 480-kilometer route between the Daimler Buses site in Mannheim and a supplier near Leipzig.
Logistik Schmitt is waiting for two Mercedes eActros 600
Once the new eActros 600 vehicles have been delivered next year, the routes will be covered fully electric. In the coming weeks, Logistik Schmitt intends to gain initial experience with a prototype of the eActros 600, which has already been in practical use at the logistics service provider for some time, before taking delivery of the series vehicles in the new year.
Christian Wilz, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks & FUSO Germany: “We congratulate our joint venture on the opening of its first charging hub in Germany. We are pleased to see that the development and operation of a public high-performance charging network for heavy-duty long-haul trucks is being decisively advanced by Milence’s cross-industry cooperation. The future use of the eActros 600 by Logistik Schmitt shows that battery-electric long-distance transportation is possible.”
Rainer Schmitt, Managing Partner of Logistik Schmitt, explained: “Thanks to the charging points available at the Daimler Buses plant in Mannheim, the eActros 600 can reach their destination near Leipzig without intermediate charging. In order to supply the trucks with new energy for their journey back to southern Germany after successful loading and unloading, the Milence charging hub at Hermsdorfer Kreuz comes just at the right time for us.”
