Mercedes eActros 600: first customer deliveries in Chile
The first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, recently awarded Sustainable Truck of the Year in the E-Truck category, in the South American country went to Empresas Cavalieri. The transport company will operate the truck along the Santiago–Viña del Mar route in the Valparaíso region for beverage transportation.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered the first battery-electric long-haul trucks in Chile. The first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, recently awarded Sustainable Truck of the Year in the E-Truck category, in the South American country went to Empresas Cavalieri. The transport company will operate the truck along the Santiago–Viña del Mar route in the Valparaíso region for beverage transportation.
Chile is a good choice for the Mercedes eActros 600
Six more eActros 600 units for customers in Chile will be delivered in the coming weeks. Indeed, Chile is the first South American market for the eActros 600. Chile is one of the most severely affected regions by climate change and has set ambitious climate protection goals and programs. The country aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Back to the delivery, Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), one of the largest beverage producers in Chile and South America and a client of Cavalieri, is continuously advancing the electrification of its transportation operations.
