UK / Germany – Last month, MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd, based in Swindon (a subsidiary of the Traton Group based in Munich, Bavaria) debuted its electric 4X2 long-distance truck (eTGX) at the Road Transport Expo (RTX) show (4-6 June) at the NAEC Stoneleigh, in Warwickshire, UK. Representatives from MAN told us that the company is taking orders with the truck now in series production at the Munich plant. Roger Turnbull, Head of EV Truck Sales at MAN UK was on hand to provide potential customers advice on choosing the correct vehicle configuration for their specific business needs. This falls under MAN’s ‘360 Degree eMobility Consulting’ service which also includes route analysis, charging infrastructure and fleet telematics services.

The ‘eTGX’ and ‘eTGS’ are a continuation of the longstanding TG-range of trucks, with electric drivelines that will reportedly deliver up to 800 kilometres of range, as a result of six battery packs (NMC) that provide a total capacity of 480 kWh. The number of battery packs is customisable. The company further announced an expansion in the range of configurations available to customers, with over one million variants available.