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The new truck is equipped with two LFP battery packs, each offering 207 kWh of installed capacity and housed in a battery tower behind the cab. Indeed, the eArocs 400 "demonstrates the strong potential of battery-electric vehicle solutions in the construction industry", according to the truck maker....

DAF is expanding its programme of fully electric trucks to include a wide range of 6x2, 6x4 and 8x4 tractor and rigid models for specific applications and the construction industry. The new chassis models are available for both the XD and XF Electric and the new XG and XG+ Electric.

For the new eArocs 400, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is adopting essential components from the eActros 600. In addition to the front box and the power take-off (PTO), this also includes the batteries based on lithium iron phosphate cell technology (LFP). The range as a concrete mixer is up to 200 km. With t...

Schwing Stetter has developed a fully electric concrete mixer, directly powered by the truck’s batteries. According to Renault Trucks, with a range of up to 140 km with a 45-minute intermediate charge (or 110 km on a single charge), this truck can complete four daily trips of 35 km, a distance well ...

The new truck family is conceived for the 7.5 – 19 tonnes class, with ranges of up to 350 km, as well as PACCAR PX-5 and PX-7 engines up to 310 hp, also ready for HVO as for thermal options. Alongside the XB series for on-road applications, DAF is also introducing the XBC series for construction.

The electric concrete mixer truck will be operating at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau in Berlin, starting this month. Electrification of concrete transportation is challenging due to heavy loads and continuous mixing demands.