Daimler Truck premieres the new eActros 600 in a step towards an all-electric shift. The battery-electric long-haul truck eActros 600 had its European debut on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the subsidiary of commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE). Series production is scheduled to begin at the end of 2024.
It will be manufactured alongside diesel vehicles on the current Mercedes-Benz Trucks production line in Woerth am Rhein, Germany.
According to the corporation, it is assembling a fleet of about 50 prototype cars for client testing.
Less than 0.3% of sales from January to June of this year fell under Daimler Truck’s objective of 60% zero-emission sales by 2030 since sales are hampered by a lack of charging infrastructure and the high cost of electric vehicles.
The eActros 600 costs 2.5 times as much as a diesel counterpart.
Nevertheless, according to Daimler Trucks, the investment pays off after five years of driving thanks to fuel savings from electricity and government advantages. It also stated it could offer some financial assistance to smaller clients to help them convert to electricity.
Since most of the long-distance trips made by Mercedes-Benz truck drivers in Europe are around 500 kilometers, the lithium iron phosphate battery’s capacity of over 600-kilowatt hours means that drivers won’t typically need to charge all day, the firm said in a statement.
It went on to say that it takes 30 minutes for batteries to charge from 20% capacity to 80%.
