Daimler Truck has unveiled the eActros LongHaul at the IAA Transportation trade show in Hanover.

The series-production eActros LongHaul has a range of around 500 kilometers on a single battery charge and is capable of megawatt charging.

Readiness for series production is planned for 2024.

Another innovation at the trade show is the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 in a tractor version for flexible heavy-duty distribution transport.

In addition, Daimler Truck has announced the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eAtego for the medium-duty segment, and has presented the light-duty, battery-electric FUSO Next Generation eCanter.

By 2030 commercial vehicles that are CO2-neutral in driving operation should account for up to 60% of Daimler Truck sales in EU30 markets.

“Since the last IAA four years ago we have moved forward at full speed with the transition to CO2-neutral transport,” said Martin Daum, CEO Daimler Truck.

“This year we already have eight pure battery-electric series-production vehicles in our portfolio.

“However, it’s not enough just to offer the right vehicles,” he said.

“Our customers also need the suitable infrastructure. We are active here at a wide variety of levels. For a rapid build-up, it is essential that the entire industry and governments pull together.”

The eActros LongHaul presented at IAA provides a preview of the design language of the production vehicle with its clear contours and an LED light strip in the front area.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has also announced additional information on the eActros LongHaul series. Three battery packs provide an installed total capacity of over 600 kWh and two electric motors, as part of a new e-axle, generate a continuous output of 400 kW and a peak output of over 600 kW.

In addition to the tractor unit, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will also produce rigid variants of the eActros LongHaul 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 LongHaul 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 eActros LongHaul will be the first all-electric series-production vehicle from Mercedes-Benz Trucks to be manufactured from start to finish on the existing assembly line at the Wörth truck plant.

This also includes the installation of all electrical components and putting the vehicle into operation at the end of the line. It enables high-production capacities and a completely parallel production of both conventional and fully electric trucks on the same line.

The batteries used in the eActros LongHaul employ lithium-iron phosphate cell technology. These are characterised, above all, by a long service life and more usable energy.

The batteries of the production eActros LongHaul can be charged from 20 to 80 percent in under 30 minutes at a charging station with an output of about one megawatt.