The preview image illustrates that Mercedes-Benz Trucks is venturing into new design territories, effectively highlighting the significance of the electric vehicle in the transition to CO2-neutral logistics.
The eActros 600 features sleek lines and an aerodynamic structure, making it a suitable option for customers focused on profitability, eco-friendliness, and dependability. The truck is slated to cover 500 kilometers on a single charge and is also equipped for future megawatt charging capabilities.
Three battery packs provide the eActros 600 with an installed total capacity of over 600 kWh in series production and two electric motors as part of the new e-axle generate a continuous output of 400 kW as well as a peak output of over 600 kW. In addition to the tractor unit, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will also produce rigid variants of the eActros 600 right at market launch. This will offer customers numerous other possible use cases in fully electric transport.
Development engineers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks are designing the eActros 600 so that the vehicle and its components meet the same durability requirements as a comparable conventional heavy long-distance Actros. That means 1.2 million kilometers on the road over a period of ten years.
The batteries used in the eActros 600 employ lithium-iron phosphate cell technology (LFP). These are characterized, above all, by a long service life and more usable energy. The developers of Mercedes-Benz Trucks aim for the batteries of the production eActros 600 to be capable of being charged from 20 to 80 percent in under 30 minutes at a charging station with an output of about one megawatt.
The eActros 600 electric truck was first shown as a "concept prototype" at the IAA Transportation 2022.
The eActros 600 electric truck was first shown as a "concept prototype" at the IAA Transportation 2022. After that, Mercedes-Benz prototypes underwent winter testing in Finland and summer tests in Spain.The scope of the tests ranged from the functionality of the air conditioning system at various temperatures, the performance of the electric drive train and the thermal management of the battery to measurements during the charging process at fast-charging stations.
At the end of the summer tests, a prototype completed the more than 2,000-kilometer journey from Granada via Valencia, Barcelona, Montpellier and Lyon back to the Mercedes-Benz Trucks development and test center in Wörth am Rhein on its own wheels.
The eActros 600 will be produced on the existing assembly line at the Wörth production plant, parallel to and flexibly alongside the trucks to be equipped with a diesel drive. The electric drive components will also be installed at that site.
The vehicle is scheduled to go into serial production in 2024.
Source: Daimler Truck