Mercedes, the eActros 600 completes successful summer tests in Spain
For around five weeks, test engineers put the electric truck through its paces at high temperatures of up to 44 degrees Celsius in Andalusia in southern Spain.
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Mercedes, the eActros completes its European roashow after more than 5,000 km
The trucks went to Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sales organized a total of 14 customer events with over 1,000 guests and 1,250 test drives. Throughout the entire tour, the batteries of the eActros were largely charged at public charging stations.
Electric trucks, Mercedes provides Dutch operator Simon Loos with the first eActros 300 tractor
The first of a total of five vehicles was handed over to the food logistics company last month. Simon Loos has already been using seven eActros as rigid variants since last year, which supply various customers, supermarkets and catering businesses.
Electric trucks, Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul to be named eActros 600. Series production in 2024
Indeed, the designation '600' is derived from the battery capacity in kilowatt hours – as in the eActros 300/400 for distribution haulage. The high battery capacity and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable a range of around 500 kilometers without intermediate c...
Mercedes, the eActros 300 Tractor drives up to Turkey and gets closer to series production
When driving to Turkey, test engineers focused in particular on safety systems, performance and durability of the vehicle. The vehicle is compatible with all common European semitrailers, taking into account the maximum permitted total tractor/trailer combination length. Series production of the e-t...
Electric trucks, DHL tests new Mercedes eActros semitrailer
The electric truck covered 350 kilometers per day. The eActros 300 Tractor is compatible with all common European semitrailers, taking into account the maximum permitted total tractor/trailer combination length.
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Andreas Follér (TRATON): “Our technology-agnostic approach to decarbonize heavy-duty transport”
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Daimler Truck, Cummins and Paccar announce joint venture to produce battery cells in the U.S.
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E-truck orders: Japanese Yamato Transport to get up to 900 Next Generation FUSO eCanter
Right from the Far-Eastern country, the largest single order of FUSO’s light-duty electric truck eCanter so far was signed. Yamato Transport is introducing the eCanter as part of its efforts to achieve a 48% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (compared to 2020), and ultimately virtually z...
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Mercedes, the eActros 600 completes successful summer tests in Spain
For around five weeks, test engineers put the electric truck through its paces at high temperatures of up to 44 degrees Celsius in Andalusia in southern Spain.
Mercedes, the eActros completes its European roashow after more than 5,000 km
The trucks went to Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sales organized a total of 14 customer events with over 1,000 guests and 1,250 test drives. Throughout the entire tour, the batteries of the eActros were largely charged at public charging stations.
Electric trucks, Mercedes provides Dutch operator Simon Loos with the first eActros 300 tractor
The first of a total of five vehicles was handed over to the food logistics company last month. Simon Loos has already been using seven eActros as rigid variants since last year, which supply various customers, supermarkets and catering businesses.
Electric trucks, Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul to be named eActros 600. Series production in 2024
Indeed, the designation '600' is derived from the battery capacity in kilowatt hours – as in the eActros 300/400 for distribution haulage. The high battery capacity and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable a range of around 500 kilometers without intermediate c...
Mercedes, the eActros 300 Tractor drives up to Turkey and gets closer to series production
When driving to Turkey, test engineers focused in particular on safety systems, performance and durability of the vehicle. The vehicle is compatible with all common European semitrailers, taking into account the maximum permitted total tractor/trailer combination length. Series production of the e-t...
Electric trucks, DHL tests new Mercedes eActros semitrailer
The electric truck covered 350 kilometers per day. The eActros 300 Tractor is compatible with all common European semitrailers, taking into account the maximum permitted total tractor/trailer combination length.
Electric trucks, three Mercedes eActros trucks start an European roadshow. Over 3,700 km to be covered
Three Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks have left the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant and will be on sales tour through five European countries in the following five weeks: Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Two eActros 300 (4x2) and one eActros 400 (6x2) will be used for the roadsh...
Electric trucks, DB Schenker to add 100 Mercedes eActros LongHaul to its fleet
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.
Electric trucks, Mercedes tests the whole eActros line in the iced and snowy Finnish winter
Mercedes tested the eActros LongHaul and eActros 300 as a tractor unit under extreme conditions at temperatures down to minus 25 degrees Celsius. The tests focused in particular on the effects of extreme cold on handling, ergonomics and comfort.
Electric trucks, Italian FERCAM carries out tests with Mercedes-Benz eActros
The South Tyrolean logistics and transport company carried goods from Bolzano to Innsbruck during a whole week of tests, relying on the e-truck that was awarded with the Sustainable Truck of the Year 2023. Quite positive feedbacks emerged.
