Mercedes-Benz Successfully Tested The 600 Electric Truck EActros Under The Terik Of Spanish Weather

EActros 600. (Doc. Mercedes-Benz Trucks)

JAKARTA - Mercedes-Benz Trucks recently announced the success of testing the 600-actros electric truck below hot hot temperatures in Spain. The long-range transport truck spent five weeks in the Andalusia region, Spain, with temperatures reaching about 44 degrees Celsius.

The truck, which has been developed since 2019, was previously known as LongHaul's e-ACtros when it was still in prototype form and according to the company's release, the truck will make its public debut on October 10, 2023, and will enter production in 2024 for the European market.

In a recent trial before entering the production phase, quoted from InsideEVs, September 2, Mercedes-Benz engineers tested battery thermal management, fast charging, and air conditioning functionality at high temperatures in Spain.

"We have been undergoing various rigorous trials on the EActros 600 since last year. After a winter trial in Finland with temperatures of up to minus 25 degrees Celsius, and early trials on public roads, this electric truck must now prove itself at temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in Spain," said Dr. Konrad Götz, deputy head of global testing at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, in the company's media room, late August.

He also added that the 600 eActros managed to get through this challenging trial well. Furthermore, according to him, this truck will be tested directly with customers.

It is known, the commercial division of Mercedes-Benz in Europe has developed several models of electric and gas-fueled trucks, such as Actros and Axor.

These 600 eActros have a similar appearance to the gas-fueled version and the 300 eActros trailer. This truck uses three packs of batteries with a capacity of more than 600 kWh, and can reach a distance of about 500 kilometers with a single charge.

The battery of this truck consists of lithium-ferro phosphate cells that offer a longer life and more energy. Mercedes-Benz also claims that these trucks can charge from 20 to 80 percent within 30 minutes. The giant truck is powered by an electric axis (e-axle) with two motors that generate a peak power of 815 stances. Meanwhile, regarding other specifications including size and load capacity has not been disclosed.

After completing testing, the truck traveled home from Spain to the Mercedes-Benz Trucks development and testing center at Worth am Rhein, Germany, covering a distance of more than 2,000 kilometers.