Jul 29 2024
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 testing tour throughout Europe completed successfully
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth am Rhein – Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully took its eActros 600 European Tour across the finishing line. After a 45-day all-electric development trip through a total of 22 countries, the two near-series prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 arrived back in Wörth am Rhein, safe and sound with over 15,000 kilometers more on the clock. The two e-trucks covered exactly 15,269 and 15,939 kilometers respectively during this time and they completed the trip with a 40-ton gross combination mass. Along the entire route, the developers charged the two long-haul trucks exclusively at public charging points.
Christof Weber, Head of Global Testing Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “The two test vehicles mastered the tour with top marks. We can look back on almost seven weeks of exciting experiences and encounters that enabled us to collect many valuable insights. Such a monumental trip requires meticulous preparation and planning, especially with regard to charging at public infrastructure. Even if our experiences with charging stops varied greatly in some cases, it was apparent that battery-electric long-distance haulage is feasible. The eActros 600’s 500 kilometers range without intermediate charging was always a reliable planning factor.”
The tour was accompanied by some 30 journalists from 20 European countries, most of whom took their own turn at the wheel. “I would particularly like to thank the colleagues who organized and provided support for this trip and who brought our trucks back, safe and sound, to Wörth – I include the many media representatives who were a permanent feature of our test team for the entire duration of the tour,” Weber continues.
The manufacturer will provide information on the specific insights and results from the “Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024” as part of the IAA Transportation in Hanover in September. Read more
Source: DAIMLER TRUCK