Mercedes-Benz eActros pure electric truck debut

Daimler Trucks’ mass-produced Mercedes-Benz eActros pure electric truck made its world premiere, which is mainly used for short- and medium-distance heavy-haul transportation. As the first shining mass-produced pure electric truck, eActros marks Mercedes-Benz Trucks actively embracing the new era and is committed to achieving carbon-neutral road transport ambitions.

The standard version of eActros pure electric truck is expected to roll off the assembly line at the Wörth am Rhein plant in Germany in the fall of 2021. The research and development of mass-produced models incorporates the research results and customer feedback of the "eActros Innovative Fleet", and the innovative fleet has been accumulating experience and collecting feedback since 2018. In addition, the standard configuration of this model also includes the acclaimed electronic rearview mirror and multimedia interactive cockpit. eActros pure electric trucks are now fully charged and will help Mercedes-Benz trucks customers to transform into carbon-neutral transportation.

Karin Rådström, a member of the board of directors of Daimler Trucks AG and in charge of Mercedes-Benz trucks, said: “It is true that the transportation industry is one of the factors affecting climate change, but we have the ability and motivation to solve this problem. Contribute to a problem. The launch of eActros is a positive start. We have developed and tested this pure electric truck az962531062 with our customers. The total road test mileage exceeds 500,000 kilometers. The launch of eActros and its exclusive supporting services marks the beginning of Messiah Des-Benz Trucks and our customers are making great strides on the road to carbon-neutral transportation."

Andreas von Wallfeld, head of Mercedes-Benz truck sales and service, said: "The eActros pure electric truck has a cruising range of up to 400 kilometers, and the total weight of the vehicle with a trailer can reach 40 tons. Two high-power motors can output up to 400 kilowatts is enough to meet the needs of customers' daily work. In addition to truck products, our digital service team and the newly formed "eConsulting" team are committed to helping customers complete the transition to electric transportation as easily and smoothly as possible. Solve problems in charging infrastructure, fleet integration and route planning."

▎Long cruising range

Mercedes-Benz eActros pure electric truck production models are equipped with 3 to 4 battery packs, each with a capacity of approximately 105 kWh. The maximum battery capacity of this model can reach 420 kWh, and the cruising range can reach 400 kilometers. The core technology of this pure electric truck is its drive unit, a rigid electric axle integrating two motors and a two-speed transmission. The two liquid-cooled motors can provide a total of 330 kilowatts of continuous power and 400 kilowatts of peak power. In addition, if the daily driving scene is predictable, the vehicle can further effectively recover electrical energy through the intelligent energy recovery system howo truck parts. The energy recovered during braking will be sent back to the eActros battery for reuse by the drive system.

▎Strong performance

The two integrated motors combine ultra-high energy efficiency, constant power output and strong starting torque. With the cooperation of the electric motor and the two-speed gearbox, the powerful instant torque ensures rapid acceleration, stunning driving comfort and extraordinary dynamics. Compared with traditional trucks, driving will be easier and worry-free. In addition, the low center of gravity design allows the vehicle to perform better when turning. When fully loaded, the eActros pure electric truck can reduce the driver's noise in the cockpit by 10 decibels, which is about half of the perceptible noise.

Because the vehicle noise is very low, it also makes it possible to transport and deliver at night. Compared with traditional trucks, the vibration frequency of eActros is also significantly reduced. The charging power of eActros can reach up to 160 kilowatts: at an ambient temperature of 20°C and when connected to a conventional 400A DC charging station, the time required to charge three battery packs from 20% to 80% is only slightly more than 1 hour.

▎Comprehensive business ecosystem

Mercedes-Benz trucks empower transportation companies in every step towards electric transportation, deeply integrating eActros pure electric trucks into the overall ecosystem. The system can provide related consulting, services and a series of digital solutions to comprehensively improve the utilization rate of eActros and achieve an optimized total vehicle life cycle total cost (T.C.O.).

For example, the simultaneous launch of the "Electric Transportation Consulting" service can generate effective electric truck operation files based on the customer's existing route planning. This consulting service includes not only the electrification of the parking lot on demand, but also the planning, application and application of charging infrastructure, and various related matters such as connecting to the power grid. In addition, Mercedes-Benz Trucks can also assist in confirming public subsidies applicable to infrastructure and the automotive industry as required.

▎Intelligent digital solutions

Through the standard multimedia interactive cockpit of eActros, the driver can know the current battery level, remaining cruising range and current average energy consumption at any time. In addition, fleet managers can effectively manage the fleet through the digital solution of the Fleetboard Portal. This also includes a charging management system specially developed to create a charging profile, and a driving log containing detailed information such as driving time, idle time, and charging rest time. The map tool can display the current position of the vehicle in real time, as well as the vehicle status such as running, parking or charging, and can also display information such as battery power in real time.

▎Protect drivers and other road users

In terms of safety, eActros' multiple functions and systems provide a high level of protection for all road users. For example, when the vehicle encounters a side collision, special anti-collision elements with aluminum frames can protect the battery, and the integrated sensors inside these elements can identify the collision scene in time. In this case, the high-voltage battery will be automatically insulated from other parts of the vehicle, and the driver can activate the high-voltage power-off function in the cockpit at any time.

At the same time, in order to ensure that road users such as pedestrians and cyclists can more easily hear the sound of the vehicle, eActros comes standard with an external acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS). In addition, eActros' standard side guard assist system (Sideguard Assist) can also ensure that the vehicle turns to the side close to the sidewalk safer. Another standard system is an emergency braking system with pedestrian recognition function-the fifth-generation Active Brake az962531062 Assist, which can help reduce the longitudinal driving of vehicles on city streets, roads outside the city, or highways The risk of collision at the time. With various auxiliary systems, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is committed to providing drivers with the greatest possible support. In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, drivers need to attach great importance to vehicle driving safety from beginning to end.

▎Facilitating the transformation of the transportation industry with innovation

The eActros mass-produced models will first be sold in Europe (including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Sweden), and the introduction of more markets will be updated in due course. At the same time, more electric truck products that shine with the stars are in the making: Mercedes-Benz eEconic low-floor trucks are expected to be put into production in 2022. In addition, electric eActros LongHaul long-distance trucks are expected to be on the market in 2024, and GenH2 trucks using hydrogen fuel cells will be put into production in the second half of the 2020s.

Nowadays, with the increasingly urgent requirements of environmental protection and the continuous growth of global transportation, the logistics industry is facing many challenges, and the transportation of goods needs to be more and more efficient and sustainable. In view of its social responsibility for climate protection, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is committed to achieving the goal of carbon-neutral transportation through pure electric technology and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Daimler Trucks agrees with the industry's carbon neutral goal in the Paris Agreement and expects to achieve a fully electrified product lineup in the European market by 2039.