Mercedes eActros 600 now in operation in 15 countries

Following its launch in November last year, the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 is now active in dozens of fleets across Europe. Daimler Truck has now shared some of the key use cases of the eActros 600 so far, ranging from refrigerated transportation and milk processing to parcel delivery.

Daimler Truck has stated that its battery-electric truck has been delivered to customers in a range of countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, France and Romania. The truck itself is the company’s first electric long-distance lorry, with a range of up to 500km using a 621kWh LFP battery (albeit, measured on an gross combination mass of 40 tons). It’s this long-range version which has seen the highest rate of adoption, thanks to its versatility and performance.

At a suitable DC charging station, the maximum charging power is currently 400 kW, although 1000kW megawatt charging should also soon be possible. It means that 1000km per day of travel is possible on a single charging stop, although this is restricted in practice based on legally prescribed driving times.

The company has shared some of the current use cases of the eActros 600, and the applications are hugely diverse. They’re keen to highlight its applications in refrigerated transport: for example, Belgium’s VM-Milktrans and its sister company Sovedo Logistics have ordered a total of six eActros 600s, receiving the first two of these in July.

These are being used in milk collection logistics. Similarly, the French firm TRANSPORTS DEROCQ, which focuses on refrigerated transport, also deployed its first eActros 600 in July. Austria’s Friedl has also begun using the trucks for temperature-controlled transport.

Then there’s the more conventional logistics applications. The UK firm HIVED has added the first two of nine eActros 600 trucks to its all-electric fleet, which it uses in its medium-range logistics network.

Likewise, the freight forwarding firm Simon Loos Logistik uses the vehicles to supply the supermarket Lidl in the Netherlands, while Germany’s Logistik Schmitt has ordered a total of 23 eActros 600s for its work. Logistik Schmitt is also reportedly “intensely testing prototypes and pre-series vehicles from the manufacturer.” A number of other use cases were also shared on the link below.

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