With the motto “Electrifying Moment,” Daimler Truck Switzerland recently celebrated a milestone in electric mobility in Brunnen, Switzerland, along with twenty transport companies: the symbolic handover of the first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles – a strong sign of change in Swiss long-distance transport.
The vehicles, which customers had already decided to purchase as first-time buyers last year, were delivered in recent weeks.
Jürg Lüthi, CEO of Daimler Truck Switzerland AG, emphasizes: “It quickly became clear to us that this truck is also of great importance for the Swiss market. It was important to us to convince our customers of this vehicle concept at an early stage. We are convinced that the eActros 600 will be a great success in Switzerland and that it is a real game changer for the future of CO₂-neutral transport.”
Around 80 invited representatives of the transport industry celebrated this milestone in front of the impressive mountain backdrop at Lake Lucerne. With this event, Daimler Truck Switzerland AG and its sales partners thanked their customers for the trust they have placed in them.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrated the series launch of the eActros 600 at the end of November last year at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. Deliveries to customers began in December 2024. The electric flagship from Mercedes-Benz Trucks 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 and the “European Testing Tour Winter 2025” on around 6,500 kilometers through Northern Europe, each with a gross combination mass of 40 tons.
In addition, the e-truck was voted “International Truck of the Year 2025”. The award is the most important prize in the industry and is presented annually by the International Truck of the Year (IToY) organization, consisting of 24 commercial vehicle journalists from Europe.
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 eActros 600 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 makes this possible, provided that charging options are available.
The eActros 600 has three battery packs, each with 207 kWh. These offer an installed total capacity of 621 kWh. The batteries are based on lithium iron phosphate cell technology (LFP) and are characterized by a long service life. The development engineers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks designed the eActros 600 to meet the same requirements for the durability of vehicles and components as a comparable conventional heavy-duty long-haul Actros. This means up to 1.2 million kilometers in ten years of operation. After this period of use, the battery state of health should still be above 80 percent.
In contrast to other battery cell technologies, more than 95 percent of the installed capacity can also be used with LFP technology. This facilitates a higher range with the same installed battery capacity. The vehicle is technically designed for a gross combination mass of up to 44 tons. With a standard semitrailer, the eActros 600 has a payload of around 22 tons in the EU. There might be cases in which national law allows higher payloads.
