Electric Truck

Daimler Truck aims to demonstrate that the eActros 600 can also cover longer transport distances with battery-electric power. Indeed, the routes range between 150 km and 600 km, sometimes even cross-border from and to Italy, the Czech Republic and Luxembourg.

Looking at the figures, 27 of the company’s total of 75 trucks are already on the road with electricity, and the number of electric trucks is expected to increase to 50 by the end of the year. In mid-June, the family-owned company took over the first five out of ten Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s ordere...

Tesla appointed former Volta Trucks manager Usuf Schermo to take care of the e-truck debut overseas. Schermo is the new Head of Business Development for the EMEA Region. At IAA 2024, Tesla's Head of Truck Development, Dan Priestley, said that the Semi would be adapted to the European market requirem...

By offering battery leasing separately from the vehicle purchase, the joint venture seeks to lower the upfront cost of Foton’s electric trucks. Since batteries typically represent a significant portion of an electric vehicle’s total cost, this approach is expected to make Foton's battery electric ve...

MAN Truck & Bus makes another important step on the path to the development and commercialization of its electric trucks. On June 16, in fact, the series production of the eTrucks was officially kicked off. This will indeed take place at the Munich plant on the same assembly lines dedicated to diese...

The target is to charge truck batteries up to 80 percent in 30 minutes, more or less. With MCS, Scania’s electric trucks can be charged with up to 750 kW, which is roughly two times faster than today’s CCS2 standard. Scania electric trucks equipped with MCS will be available for order early in 2026....