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50 eActros LongHaul battery electric trucks are set to go into service with German logistics giant Dachser
Mercedes-Benz and Dachser of Germany have signed a letter of intent which will see 50 eActros LongHaul 6x2 swap body trucks join the fleet. The vehicles are expected to be in full series production by 2024. “Dachser is a very valuable customer for us in sustainable transport. Dachser was already ...
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks sets 2026 date for 100% electrification of deliveries to Wörth truck plant
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has set its suppliers and contractors a challenging target of electrifying 100% of the delivery traffic to its main truck plant by the end of 2026. The truck builder is working with logistics service providers and freight forwarders that serve the largest factory on a regular basis, to ...
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Daimler Truck conducts first altitude testing with fuel-cell truck crossing the Brenner Pass
The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype has successfully completed its first public high-altitude tests. During the week-long test runs, the Daimler vehicle engineers crossed the Brenner Pass with the fuel-cell semi-trailer truck carrying a normal load over the 120km route between Bolzano and Innsbruck. The test drives were conducted in Bolzano, ...
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40-tonne eActros successfully crosses the Arlberg Pass in Tyrol in performance test
Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 tractor unit, which recently premiered at the IAA Transportation 2022, has successfully completed tests in the Tyrolean mountains.
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Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies sign strategic collaboration agreement
Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies have announced a tie-up focusing on building expertise in the development and construction of commercial vehicle-specific electric motors.
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BP opens its first electric truck charging facilities to support the decarbonisation of transport
BP has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks to support the decarbonisation of the sector where, according to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% annually since 2000.
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks reveals eActros LongHaul at IAA Transportation
Mercedes-Benz Trucks took the wraps off its long-distance, battery electric tractor unit, the eActros LongHaul, at the IAA Transportation 2022 exhibition with the promise of a 500km single charge range. The first prototypes have already undergone intensive tests and will next be trialled on public roads this year. Mercedes eActros ...
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Hegelman Group place first order for new Mercedes eActros LongHaul
German transport company Hegelmann Group has signed a letter of intent for 50 new Mercedes eActros LongHaul electric trucks.