Mercedes-Benz completes eActros charging at 1000kW

Commercial Motor
April 25, 2024


An eActros 600 prototype has been charged at 1000kW for the first time at the Mercedes-Benz Trucks development and testing center in Wörth am Rhein.

The prototype test is part of an ongoing programme to make Megawatt Charging Systems (MCS) the new standard for truck charging. The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 is expected to start series production at the end of this year and will initially be available with a Combined Charging System (CCS) up to 400kW with a compatible megawatt charging later on. The model can be pre-equipped with MCS technology or it can be retrofitted once megawatt charging is widely available.

Rainer Müller-Finkeldei, head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks product engineering, said: “Our developers have put the newly defined MCS Standard into the e-truck in the shortest of times with full charging capacity – an outstanding feat of engineering. Customers placing high demands on range and vehicle availability will benefit in particular from megawatt charging at 1,000 kilowatts in future.”

Peter Ziegler, head of e-charging components, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, said: “The first successful megawatt charging test with our e-truck is an enormous step forward. Within the industry, a charging capacity of more than 700 kilowatts is already referred to as MCS charging. We, however, understand the importance of our customers being able to charge the eActros 600 at a full 1,000 kilowatts and thus benefit from short charging times with a long range. We are now working at full speed to take the MCS technology in our eActros 600 to series maturity.”

When the eActros 600 is launched it will feature a 600kWh battery, enabling a range of 500km on a single charge. This will facilitate ranges of more than 1000km in a single day with charging sessions during driver breaks. Around 40 percent of Mercedes-Benz Trucks customers across Europe travel more than 500km on long-haul trips. Introducing a network of megawatt charging will make electric vehicles more realistic for hard to abate sectors where long range capabilities are key. 

 

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