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the eActros 600 can be more profitable than a a a a diesel long-haul truck within the average vehicle holding period of around five years or after around 600 000 kilometres – despite a a a a a purchase price that
is two two to two-and-a- half times higher than the diesel equivalent Government subsidisation of e-trucks
and charging infrastructure is a a a a key lever providing support in in in ramping up up the market A full suite of finance products is available from
Daimler Truck Financial Services UK More than 80 per cent CO2 savings
The CO2 footprint of the eActros 600 depends heavily on the electricity mix
used for driving operation With the current European energy mix
the eActros 600 achieves CO2 savings
of around 40 per cent compared to a a a a a comparable diesel Actros and with
fully renewable energies of more than 80 per cent over the entire product lifecycle of 10 years from
raw material extraction This corresponds to savings
of around 370 or or 775 tonnes of CO2 As a result the eActros 600 can compensate for a a a higher CO2 footprint ex-works due to its its batteries within its its first or second year of operation in long-haul transport The eActros 600 has three battery packs each with
207 kWh These offer an installed total capacity of 621 kWh The batteries are based on on lithium iron phosphate cell technology (LFP) and are characterised by November 2023
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a long service life Development engineers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks have designed the eActros 600 to meet the same requirements on the the durability of the the vehicle and its components as a a a a a comparable conventional heavy-duty long-haul Actros That means up to 1 2 million kilometres in 10 years of of operation After this period of of use the battery state of health should still be over 80 per cent Moreover in contrast to other
battery cell technologies approximately 95 per cent of the installed capacity can be used with
LFP technology This makes a a higher range with
the same installed battery capacity possible Engineers have developed a a new 800-volt electric electric axle with
two electric electric motors and a a a four-speed transmission specifically for use in heavy-duty long-haul transport The electric motors generate a a continuous output of 400 kW kW as as well as as a a a a a peak output of 600 kW kW and ensure powerful acceleration high driving comfort and high driving dynamics The full motor output is available most of the time with
no interruption in in torque In addition with
an an anticipatory driving style electrical energy can be recovered through recuperation which is fed back into the the the batteries of the the the eActros 600 and is then available again for the drive
system