Germany - After more than a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the all battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now ready to go to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as part of phase two of the eActros testing programme. New customers will now also put the eActros trucks through their paces in tough everyday transport operations for a further year. The other two vehicles will continue the operational testing with customers in the first test phase.

Andreas von Wallfeld, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks GmbH, remarked: “We started the practical test of our eActros in September 2018 and have already covered hundreds of thousands of kilometres electrically. The findings from the first phase have made a valuable contribution to the planned start of series production next year. We are now testing our electric truck for its suitability in everyday use with new customers from various sectors in Germany and abroad. We are delighted that we can announce the start of the second wave of customers starting with Simon Loos.”