Daimler Truck's latest electric semi-trailer truck can match the range of a diesel truck with just one charging stop.
Its Mercedes-Benz eActros, currently available in 300 and 400 guises, will soon be joined by a 600 version, a prototype for which successfully completed a 330-mile haul across the Alps with a full load .500-mile range for its SemiThe eActros 600 makes its world debut on Oct. 10 and starts production in 2024, Daimler Truck said on Thursday.
For the trip, engineers started in Stuttgart, Germany, crossed Switzerland, and finally ended up in Bolzano, Italy. They then charged the truck and returned home, thus completing a 660-mile trip with only the one charging stop. Such a distance is comparable to the range of current diesel trucks.The prototype features three individual battery packs with a capacity of more than 600 kwh.
Drive comes from two electric motors designed to deliver a continuous output of 536 hp and a temporary peak of 804 hp. Daimler Truck said the eActros is designed to the same durability requirements of its diesel trucks, meaning owners can expect to cover 745,000 miles over 10 years without major issues.
The latest test comes just one week after an eActros prototype with a hydrogen fuel cell stack instead of a battery coveredMercedes-Benz is just one truck line at Daimler Truck. The company also controls the Freightliner, Western Star, Fuso, BharatBenz, and Rizon truck brands, as well as multiple bus brands.
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