Renault Trucks to introduce e-axle and increase its electric vehicle range up to 600 km
Orders for this new vehicle will open in the second semester of 2025, with production handled by the Bourg-en-Bresse plant, which has been assembling the brand's high-end electric ranges since the end of 2023. E-axles will allow the company to ensure longer range, mainly due to the possibility to rely on more space within the chassis frame.
From the second semester of 2025, Renault Trucks will be taking orders for an extension of its Renault Trucks E-Tech T model. With a range of 600 km on a single charge, this vehicle opens up new prospects for the decarbonisation of long-haul transport. That’s what the French manufacturer officially stated. It’s quite an important piece of news, as it follows Volvo Trucks’ efforts to extend electric vehicle range in the near future (read our exclusive interview with Jan Hjelmgren, here).
Similarly to Volvo electric trucks, Renault Trucks aims to introduce electric axles next year. This will allow the company to ensure longer range, mainly due to the possibility to rely on more space within the chassis frame.
Renault Trucks will rely on e-axle technology
“The advent of this electric truck will boost the transition to electric mobility”, explained Emmanuel Duperray, Senior Vice President Electromobility at Renault Trucks. “We believe that a range of 600 km on a single charge, combined with the development of public charging infrastructure networks by 2026 – in particular through our joint venture Milence – will enable us to achieve the operational parity [with diesel technology] that our customers expect.”
“We’re not looking to enter a race for autonomy on a single charge”, he added. “Oversized batteries penalise the payload, raise total operating costs and increase the environmental footprint. In essence, an electric truck is more expensive than a combustion vehicle. We need to rethink low-carbon logistics, in other words, reconsider transport patterns to optimise the use of transport vehicles and therefore reduce the cost per kilometre.”
Orders for this new vehicle will open in the second semester of 2025, with production handled by the Bourg-en-Bresse plant, which has been assembling the brand’s high-end electric ranges since the end of 2023.
