Mercedes starts electric truck trial for distribution services

A small series Mercedes-Benz truck is set to be used for short-radius distribution as part of a customer trial.

The Urban eTruck will run for customers from different sectors in Germany and throughout Europe.

It has 25 tonnes of gross vehicle weight and a range of up to 200KM.

The Urban eTruck is part of a comprehensive electric initiative from Daimler Trucks.

Around 150 vehicles will be handed over to selected customers in Europe, Japan and the USA and Daimler Trucks is covering a wide application portfolio of electric trucks all over the world.

Stefan Buchner, head of Mercedes-Benz trucks, commented: “When it comes to future technological issues we have set the standards in the sector.

“2017 will now be our year of implementation: step by step we are developing the vehicles and systems to achieve market maturity.”