
The electrification of the product range at Daimler Truck is progressing: The company last week celebrated the series launch of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 for long-distance haulage at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth.
The start was made in the presence of Karin Rådström, CEO of Daimler Truck, and Daniela Schmitt, State Minister for Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate as well as Jürgen Distl, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations, Andreas Bachhofer, Head of the Wörth site and Production at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, and Michael Brecht, Chairman of the Group and General Works Council of Daimler Truck.
The eActros 600 will be manufactured on the existing assembly line of the Wörth A-series production, in parallel with and flexibly alongside the trucks that will receive a diesel drive. The eActros 600 also receives all electrical components in this production hall. The entire system is commissioned at the end of the assembly line: From then on, the truck is ready to drive and lastly undergoes the finishing process and final inspection like all other trucks.
The eActros 600 is thus the first electric truck from Wörth where assembly takes place in one production hall. The conversion of the assembly lines as well as the integration of the eActros 600 into line production has taken place gradually. The previous eActros 300/400 and eEconic electric truck models leave the production hall for the assembly of the electric drive components in order to be electrified at the Future Truck Center in Wörth.
The Daimler Truck plants in Mannheim, Kassel and Gaggenau also play an important role in the production of the eActros 600. They supply the components required for the battery-electric drive, such as the electric axle, transmission components and the front box, which brings together numerous high-voltage and low-voltage components and is located in the former installation space of the internal combustion engine.
The eActros 600 for long-distance haulage celebrated its world premiere end of 2023. The high battery capacity of over 600 kilowatt hours —hence the model designation 600—and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable the electric truck to achieve a range of 500 kilometers without intermediate charging.
This range is accomplished under very realistic and practical conditions with a gross combination mass of 40 tons, which can also be significantly exceeded depending on the driving style and the route. The eActros 600 will even be able to cover well over 1,000 kilometers per day. Intermediate charging during statutory driver breaks—even without megawatt charging—makes this possible, provided that charging options are available. In addition to CCS charging with up to 400 kW, the eActros 600 will later also enable megawatt charging (MCS).
The electric flagship has already proven its capabilities several times under real-life conditions: in customer use and as part of the “eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024”, a 15,000 kilometer all-electric development trip through a total of 22 countries with a gross train weight of 40 tons. In addition, the e-truck was voted “International Truck of the Year 2025” by commercial vehicle journalists from 24 European countries—the award is the most important prize in the industry.
The vehicles built in series production over the first few months are primarily being used as demonstration vehicles for company-owned sales and service outlets and dealers. Mainly due to state subsidy opportunities for customers in Germany, some customer vehicles will be produced and registered before the end of 2024.