Three Mercedes eActros Electrical Vehicles Full 5-Nation European Tour – Gasoline Smarts
Three eActros battery-electric tractor-trailers have accomplished a 5 nation European tour that took them to buyer occasions in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Photograph: Daimler Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Vehicles, a division of Daimler Vehicles, not too long ago accomplished a promotional tour throughout Europe showcasing its eActros battery-electric truck mannequin.
The eActros is a Class 8 electrical cabover, based mostly on Mercedes’ diesel-powered Actros tractor mannequin.
Three eActros tractor-trailers started their European tour, dubbed the “Journ-e” on the Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. The vehicles’ route took them by way of Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. En route, the vehicles stopped off at 14 separate buyer occasions internet hosting greater than 1,000 company, and gave 1,250 check drives demonstrating the capabilities of the vehicles.
Regenerative Brakes in Demanding Terrain
In response to Mercedes, a lot of the charging for the vehicles was accomplished at public charging stations alongside the route.
“The eActros roadshow was an across-the-board success,” mentioned Stina Fagerman, head of selling, gross sales and companies, Mercedes-Benz Vehicles. “Our prospects have been in a position to check the e-trucks extensively and simply of their respective markets and obtained complete consulting companies from our e-experts. On the similar time, our eActros mastered the whole tour confidently and calmly regardless of the demanding topography.”
The vehicles on the tour consisted of two eActros 300 4×2 fashions and a single eActros 400 6×2 mannequin.
The eAtros 300 fashions characteristic three battery packs to energy the car, whereas the eActros 400 has 4 battery packs, which Mercedes mentioned offers the truck a variety of 248 miles. Every battery pack has an put in capability of 112 kWh.
The powertrain for the vehicles options an electrical inflexible axle with two built-in electrical motors and two-speed transmission. Two liquid-cooled electrical motors produce a steady output of 330 kW and a most output of 400 kW. A regenerative braking system additionally captures kinetic power and shops it within the batteries to assist enhance car vary.
Mercedes-Benz has been constructing eActros vehicles for heavy-duty functions on the Wörth plant since 2021.
