Mercedes-Benz’s eActros 600 electric truck is now on the road in 15 European countries

Even as Daimler Trucks deploys lobbyists and lawsuits to avoid selling electric trucks in the US, the company is celebrating the success of its Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 in Europe.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks began series production of the eActros 600 last November at its plant in Wörth, Germany. Deliveries began in December 2024, and the electric semi-tractor has now been delivered to customers in more than 15 European countries.

The eActros 600 sports three 207 kWh LFP battery packs, delivering a total capacity of 621 kWh, along with a new electric drive axle that Daimler developed in-house. It can achieve a range of 500 kilometers with a gross weight of 40 tons. By charging during statutory driver breaks, the e-truck can cover well over 1,000 kilometers per day, according to the company. With a standard semi-trailer, the eActros 600 can haul a payload of around 22 tons in the EU.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks engineers designed the eActros 600 to meet the same durability requirements as the legacy Actros. It’s designed to run for up to 1.2 million kilometers in ten years of operation, after which the battery state of health should still be above 80 percent.

Some notable customer deployments:

• In Germany, logistics service provider Logistik Schmitt has been intensively testing prototypes and pre-series vehicles. In July, the company took delivery of the first five of a total order of 23 eActros 600 trucks.
• In the Netherlands, freight forwarder Simon Loos Logistik has begun operating its first two eActros 600s, which now supply the discount chain Lidl.
• In Belgium, logistics company VM-Milktrans and its sister company Sovedo Logistics have received the first two of a total of six Mercedes-Benz eActros 600s.
• In Austria, Friedl, which specializes in temperature-controlled transport solutions, took delivery of its first eActros 600 in July, and it is now being used for long-distance transport.
• In France, Transports Derocq, which also specializes in refrigerated transport, has taken delivery of its first eActros 600.
• In the United Kingdom, parcel delivery company HIVED has ordered nine eActros 600s.
• In Switzerland, the Emmi Group, a well-known milk processing company, put its first eActros 600 into operation in June.
• In Italy, BRIGO now operates three eActros 600 and two eActros 300 trucks.

Source: Daimler Truck

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