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Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has introduced its first fully battery-electric trucks in South Africa,
Two models were launched at the event in Lanseria this week - the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300, comprising a 4x2 and 6x2 rigid, along with a truck tractor variant and the eActros 400 6x2 rigid and eCanter range.
DTSA says the electric trucks offer zero emission during operation and focuses on light and heavy-duty distribution applications for now.
This is until local vehicle weight and length legislation allows the introduction of long-hau application vehicles.
The eActros 300 has three lithium-ion battery packs with a battery capacity of 336kWh2 and offers a travel range of up to 330 kilometres.
The eActros 300 charges its batteries from 20% to 80% at 160kW in 1 hour 15 minutes.
The Gross Vehicle Mass of the eActros 300 rigid variants ranges from 19 to 27 tons, offering body and payloads ranging from 8.2 to 16.1 tons.
The eActros 300 Truck Tractor has a Gross Combination Mass of 40 tons, while the eActros 400 is equipped with four lithium-ion battery packs with a battery capacity of 4,482kWh and offers a travel range of up to 400 kilometres.
On the other hand eActros 400 charges its batteries from 20% to 80% at 160 kW in 1 hour 40 minutes. The eActros 400 has a Gross Vehicle Mass of 27 tons, offering a body and payload of up to 15.4 tons.
Both the eActros 300 and eActros 400 have a drive unit comprising of a rigid electric axle with two integrated, liquid -cooled, electric motors and a two-speed transmission that delivers a continuous output of 330kW and a peak output of 400kW. |
