Amazon is steadily electrifying its delivery fleet—the retail juggernaut and its delivery partners have more than 3,000 electric vans delivering packages to customers across Europe, and this number is expected to grow to more than 10,000 vehicles by the end of 2025. Amazon’s fleet of heavy-duty trucks is also starting to get charged—the company recently… Read more »
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European logistics firm Contargo adds 20 Mercedes eActros electric semi-trucks to its fleet
European logistics firm Contargo has become one of the first customers to take delivery of the new Mercedes eActros 600 electric semi-truck. The company is adding 20 units to its trimodal delivery fleet. Contargo’s battery-electric fleet now numbers 60 trucks, and that number will soon increase to 90. Contargo’s electric trucks were funded in part… Read more »
Pope Francis goes green with a pearly white Mercedes-Benz electric Popemobile
Pope Francis has repeatedly urged the people of the world to accept the science of climate change and work to protect the environment. When it comes to his personal ride, this pope practices what he preaches—he recently took delivery of a battery-electric Popemobile from Mercedes-Benz. The Vatican says it plans to convert all of its… Read more »
Daimler Truck begins series production of Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric truck
Daimler Truck has begun series production of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 at its plant in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. Mercedes-Benz’s third electric truck model after the eActros 300/400 and the eEconic, the eActros 600 is designed for long-haul applications. It boasts up to 500 km of range, depending on the specific application and ambient conditions…. Read more »
Mercedes-Benz unveils eIntouro electric intercity bus
Daimler Buses has unveiled a new electric bus aimed at the interurban transport segment. The Mercedes-Benz eIntouro is a high-floor bus based on the diesel-powered Intouro. In terms of its electric drive, however, it has less in common with the Mercedes eCitaro electric city bus and more with the Mercedes eActros 600 electric truck. Daimler… Read more »
PowerX partners with Mercedes-Benz to build EV charging network in Japan
Tokyo-headquartered PowerX, a manufacturer of EV charging infrastructure, will lead the rollout and operation of charging stations for Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging Japan, a soon-to-be-established wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group that is developing its EV charging network in Japan. PowerX will manufacture and deliver its Hypercharger units and will also oversee charging station development, from… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling factory in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has opened its own EV battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, Germany, which uses an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process to recover raw materials. The plant has an annual capacity of 2,500 metric tons and an expected recovery rate of more than 96%. The plant carries out all steps, from shredding battery modules to drying and processing… Read more »
Simon Loos orders 75 Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a division of Daimler Truck, has received an order for 75 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks from Netherlands-headquartered logistics service provider Simon Loos, which plans to expand its electric fleet to a total of 135 trucks. Simon Loos was the first company outside Germany to start practical tests of the near-series prototype eActros 600…. Read more »
Mercedes and ROHR collaborate on EV for refueling helicopters
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks and Germany-headquartered specialized vehicle manufacturer ROHR Spezialfahrzeuge have partnered to produce the Mercedes-Benz eEconic helicopter refueling tanker, which has been deployed by Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth, Germany. The 16,500-liter-capacity tank body, manufactured by ROHR Spezialfahrzeuge, was integrated with the base vehicle from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks. The 11-meter-long base vehicle can easily maneuver… Read more »
What’s in a name? Mercedes-Benz announces new EV naming conventions
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Those words, spoken by Juliet in Shakespeare’s great tragedy “Romeo and Juliet,” imply that names are meaningless. But don’t tell a product manager that, especially one in the automotive industry. Car names follow trends in culture and… Read more »
