Mercedes-Benz Trucks, along with project partner Netze BW, has opened a charging park for customers in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. At the eTruck Charging Park, electric truck customers can test charging stations and charging concepts from various manufacturers, and work with on-site experts from Mercedes-Benz to develop tailor-made charging solutions. The eTruck Charging Park has… Read more »
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Karlsruhe waste disposal agency deploys 18 Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric trucks
Residents of the German city of Karlsruhe are enjoying quieter mornings these days. Waste collection agency Team Sauberes Karlsruhe (Clean Karlsruhe Team) recently added seven new Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric waste collection vehicles to its fleet. TSK used a test vehicle for over a year to gather experience and test the practicality of the electric drive… Read more »
DHL to deploy 30 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks through hylane’s Transport as a Service model
Transport as a Service is an increasingly popular model for fleets that are going electric—not only do customers benefit from using an expert to handle their electrification projects, but they are often able to minimize upfront investments and convert capital expenditure into operational expense. The latest major fleet to go this route is logistics giant… 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 »
Swiss cement supplier Holcim to order 1,000 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks
Swiss building materials producer Holcim has signed a joint letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks to purchase 1,000 eActros 600 electric trucks, the majority of which will be used with silo trailers for transporting building materials, including cement. It is the largest planned single order to date for the eActros 600. Around 50 prototype models… Read more »
DB Schenker to add 100 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul trucks to its fleet
German logistics and freight transport company DB Schenker has signed a joint letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks to acquire 100 eActros LongHaul trucks for European long-distance haulage as part of DB Schenker’s goal of achieving CO2 neutrality by 2040. According to Mercedes-Benz, the electric truck, expected to be ready for series production in 2024… Read more »
Dachser to order 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul trucks
German logistics service provider Dachser has signed a letter of intent to add 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul electric trucks to its European fleet. The e-truck, with a range of around 500 km (310 miles), is expected to be ready for series production by 2024. Dachser has been using EVs such as the FUSO eCanter and… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz unveils electric trucks for construction site applications
Mercedes-Benz Trucks presented several battery-electric trucks for construction site applications at this year’s bauma construction industry trade show in Munich. The manufacturer showed a “concept prototype” of the eActros LongHaul, which features an electric power take-off for semi-trailers such as tippers, making it suitable for deliveries to construction sites. Mercedes has already been equipping the… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz’s eActros 600 electric truck is now on the road in 15 European countries
Even as Daimler Trucks deploys lobbyists and lawsuits to avoid selling electric trucks in the US, the company is celebrating the success of its Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 in Europe. Mercedes-Benz Trucks began series production of the eActros 600 last November at its plant in Wörth, Germany. Deliveries began in December 2024, and the electric semi-tractor… Read more »
Amazon orders 200 Mercedes eActros 600 Electric heavy-duty trucks
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 »