Around 3,000 kilometers covered completely electrically: eActros 300 as a tractor unit glides from the Arctic Circle to Stuttgart

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• Development and test engineers from #mercedesbenztrucks have subjected the #eactros300 as a tractor unit to practical tests for six consecutive days, covering a distance of around 3,000 kilometers.
• The heavy-duty distribution #truck also impresses on long routes in a wide variety of climatic and topographical conditions.
• The e-truck scores high marks along the way with its powerful acceleration, range-increasing recuperation, and quiet handling.
• Its driver assistance systems work reliably even in adverse weather conditions.
• Dr. Christof Weber, Head of Global Testing #mercedesbenztrucks: "The journey from Rovaniemi to Stuttgart showed that the #eactros300 as a tractor unit reliably masters all challenges before its market launch in autumn this year. This applies in terms of energy efficiency and charging, as well as driving comfort and safety."

Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Driving a battery-electric heavy-duty distribution #truck from the Arctic Circle to Stuttgart is something special – even for experienced developers. In future, customers are not likely to use the Mercedes-Benz #eactros300 as a tractor unit for this kind of a long journey. However, being able to test the vehicle in real operation for several days at a time under the most varied climatic and topographical conditions is the best opportunity for the developers to derive measures for possible optimisation of the functions and systems. The experts from #mercedesbenztrucks covered around 3,000 kilometers in March with a near-series prototype of the #eactros300 as a tractor unit. The electric #truck, which was specially designed for flexible use in heavy-duty distribution haulage, celebrated its trade fair premiere at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover. Its start of production is scheduled for autumn this year.

Before the 3,000-kilometer journey, #mercedesbenztrucks engineers had already extensively tested the vehicle in winter conditions as part of the tests in Rovaniemi, Finland. At temperatures of down to minus 25 degrees, in addition to handling on icy and snowy roads, the focus was particularly on the starting properties and protection of the drive components, software and interfaces from low temperatures. On the return journey, the main objective was to take a closer look at the eActros loaded to 25 tons in real traffic.

Dr. Christof Weber, Head of Global Testing #mercedesbenztrucks: "The journey from Rovaniemi to Stuttgart showed that the #eactros300 as a tractor unit reliably masters all challenges before its market launch in autumn this year. This applies in terms of energy efficiency and charging, as well as driving comfort and safety."

Relaxed, comfortable and safe cruising without fears of limited range