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The first 50 electric Renault Trucks E-Tech D of 16 tons and 3 E-Tech D of 19 tons will arrive in branches starting September 2023. The deployment is already underway in 19 metropolitan agencies with the installation of electric charging infrastructure and will be completed until March 2024.

The use of the battery-electric eActros LongHaul, introduced at IAA Transportation 2022, is intended to contribute to achieving CO2 neutrality on DB Schenker's balance sheet by 2040. The truck series production is expected to start in 2024.

Currently, the fuel cell truck is being operated by DB Schenker’s Cologne branch in daily service between Cologne and Eupen (Belgium). DB Schenker is using the Hyzon vehicle in a pay-per-use model offered by hylane, a rental company specializing in CO2-neutral commercial vehicles.

Last week, a delegation from DB Schenker visited Volta Trucks' contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, the place where the e-trucks will soon be manufactured. The Volta Zero Production Verification prototype, which DB Schenker witnessed the build of in Steyr, will be one of a fleet of tes...

DB Schenker showed the intention to purchase at least 100 MAN eTrucks in the next few years. The very first electric trucks will be produced in a small series by MAN in 2024. The agreement signed between DB Schenker and MAN makes the German transportation company the very first pilot customer for MA...

The trailers can be equipped with 300 kWh, 450 kWh, or 600 kWh batteries as required. This can extend the range of electric tractors by up to 500 km, depending on the use case, and also significantly reduce the fuel consumption of conventional diesel tractors.