MAN Truck & Bus has announced that its customer fleet of fully-electric trucks have already covered a combined total of five million kilometres, once again proving the capabilities of modern electric HGVs.
These trucks are already in use with a number of major European logistics firms, such as DB Schenker, Dachser, Duvenbeck and Dräxlmaier.
Looking forward, MAN is hoping to deliver a record number of electric HGVs to customers, as an increasing number of firms consider going down the fully-electric route for their next HGV purchases.
Following the news, MAN also calculated how much carbon these trucks could potentially save from otherwise being emitted from a diesel truck. With an average truck energy consumption of 90kWh per 100 kilometres, and assuming they are charged on 100% green energy, this total distance could save around 3,600 tonnes of CO2 in operation compared to an equivalent diesel truck fleet. But electric HGVs aren’t just a good fit for companies from a sustainable image standpoint: They’re better for their bottom line too. While initial purchase cost may be higher, the potentially lower total cost of ownership is now making eHGVs a more attractive proposition against their diesel counterparts. The attractiveness of eHGVs is also being helped along with the strong growth of public truck charging infrastructure, through firms like Milence.
Back in June, MAN commenced production of its eTGX and eTGS electric trucks, suited for both medium and long-distance haulage operations. With the company currently having nearly 800 heavy-duty electric trucks in its order books, the number of companies set to adopt eHGVs in the coming months and years is set to rise significantly.
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