MAN: the eTGX in operation at the BMW plant in Leipzig has a consumption of 75 kWh per 100 km
The BMW plant transport route between Regensburg and Leipzig and back is currently travelled by Elflein 25 times a day - so far with diesel and bio-LNG trucks. Complete electrification of the 50 daily individual journeys would save up to 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Charging infrastructure for the eTrucks is already available at the Elflein logistics centre in Leipzig.
The MAN eTGX from Elflein, now been trialled in inter-plant transport between the BMW Group plants in Leipzig and Regensburg, recorded an average energy consumption of 75 kWh per 100 km. The truck completes just under 360 km one-way without intermediate charging.
Looking at the figures, the BMW plant transport route between Regensburg and Leipzig and back is currently travelled by Elflein 25 times a day – so far with diesel and bio-LNG trucks. Complete electrification of the 50 daily individual journeys would save up to 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. This calculation is based on a CO2 reduction of 251 kg per route (360 km), extrapolated to 50 journeys per day and an operating time of five days per week. Charging infrastructure for the eTrucks is already available at the Elflein logistics centre in Leipzig and at other Elflein locations along the route in the future.
MAN eTGX: statements from the truckmaker and logistics company
“By integrating the first MAN eTGX into our fleet, we are taking a significant step towards zero-emission logistics. The range drive impressively demonstrated the performance that modern electric trucks already offer today and that range anxiety is unfounded. In the logistics industry, routes have to be planned meticulously and in detail – integrating a charging stop here is no problem. Our goal is to continuously expand the electrification of our fleet and provide our customers with sustainable transport solutions at the highest level”, declared Rüdiger Elflein, Managing Partner at Elflein.
“Once again, the MAN eTGX proves its absolute practicality and suitability for long-distance transport in use with Elflein. In BMW’s production logistics, the ultra-low liner variant was also able to demonstrate its unique selling point on the market for all-electric transport of up to three metres in height. And all this with a very low power consumption of 75 kWh per 100 kilometres. This proves once again that the switch to zero-emission vehicles is already straightforward today,” says Dennis Affeld, Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus Germany.
