Mercedes-Benz Trucks Delivers First Series-Produced eActros 600

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has started delivering the first series-produced eActros 600 to customers in Germany, with around 50 battery-electric long-haul trucks set for delivery by year-end.

Leinfelden-Echterdingen/ Worth am Rhein, Germany - Daimler Truck AG., (Mercedes-Benz Trucks) a commercial vehicle manufacturer, begins deliveries of First Series-Produced eActros 600 to Customers in Germany. Following the start of series production at the Worth plant in late November, the first customer deliveries have been made. By year-end, around 50 battery-electric long-haul trucks will be delivered to customers in Germany.

The delivery of eActros 600 vehicles this year is supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport. Most of the initial production will be sent to branches and dealers as demonstration vehicles.

Mr. Stina Fagerman, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, said, "With its 500 km range as a 40-ton truck without intermediate charging, the eActros 600 is a real Gamechanger for the electrification of long-distance transport. With its very high energy efficiency, the eActros 600 will also be profitable for fleet operators. The fact that we are now handing over the first series production vehicles to our customers is a very special milestone for us and our customers in the transformation towards sustainable freight transport. Long-distance truck transport accounts for around two thirds of the CO2 emissions of heavy-duty road freight transport in Europe."

The first eActros 600 customers include August Gschwander Transport GmbH, Blue Känguru GmbH, Brummer Logistik GmbH, and others. Customers benefited from funding through the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport's policy supporting climate-friendly commercial vehicles and infrastructure. The policy is managed by NOW GmbH and approved by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility.