Expansion of emission-free long-distance haulage: Dachser puts new eActros 600 into operation

The company, headquartered in Kempten/Allgäu, recently took over the first seven of a total of 15 all-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth am Rhein plant. The vehicles are part of the transformation process towards more sustainable logistics at Dachser and will in future be used in long-distance haulage in the logistics service provider’s general cargo network at the Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Dortmund and Freiburg locations. The eight other vehicles are to be delivered to Dachser locations and service partners in the coming months.

Winfried Sorg, Center Manager of the Mercedes-Benz Neu-Ulm Commercial Vehicle Center, emphasizes: "The handover of the first eActros 600 to Dachser is an important step on our joint path to emission-free logistics. With the integration of the eActros 600 into regular operations, Dachser is sending out a strong signal for more sustainable transport solutions and underscoring its role as a driving force for the transition to emission-free logistics in Europe."

Alexander Tonn, Chief Operations Officer (COO) Road Logistics at Dachser: "Increasing the use of e-trucks on long-distance routes is one of our priorities. We are consistently pushing forward with the practical use of trucks with zero-emission drives, and the eActros 600 is another important component for this." Dachser already used the first electrically powered vehicles in delivery logistics ten years ago, initially on the last mile, but now also for routes over 500 kilometers. In total, more than 140 e-trucks for Dachser are on the road at various European locations. 

As part of its climate protection strategy, the logistics service provider has been working closely with Mercedes-Benz Trucks since 2019, including within the framework of customer trials with pre-series vehicles and eActros 300 prototypes. At the time, Dachser was one of the selected customers who had gained valuable experience with the eActros prototype early on and thus shared important findings with the development team of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Since the end of last year, Dachser subsidiary Brummer has already been using twelve eActros 600 – another example of the successful partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. 

To support the increased practical use of electric trucks at Dachser, Daimler Truck Financial Services Germany (DTFSD) offers service leasing for all-electric vehicles. The Leasing Complete service combines leasing, individual service contracts and optional digital Fleetboard services – including monitoring of the battery level, charging status or charging history of the e-trucks – and thus creates added value and transparency for fleet operators.

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[1] 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[2]. 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.