Mercedes-Benz Trucks has released real-world data from its battery-electric truck fleet, addressing persistent concerns about range, economics and charging infrastructure in European freight transport. The figures come as EU registrations of battery-electric trucks above 16 tonnes rose 51% in 2025 to around 5,000 units, still representing only about 2% market share.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ German production network operates around 80 eActros trucks covering 30% of inbound routes to the Wörth am Rhein plant, with the fleet accumulating six million electric miles. Data from more than 3,000 tours and 3,100 charging events confirmed battery-electric inbound logistics as viable in series operation.

On a Seifert long-haul route between Wörth am Rhein and Bielefeld, an eActros 600 averages 600 km per day at a 36-tonne gross combination weight, consuming 100 kW/h per 100 km. Monthly toll savings exceed €4,000 (US$4,600) and annual carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) savings reach 90 tonnes.

Logistik Schmitt runs three eActros trucks on eight daily shuttle runs covering 352 km between Germersheim and Wörth am Rhein, with charging completed during loading and unloading. Monthly toll savings exceed €2,300, annual CO₂e savings total 56 tonnes, and total cost of ownership (TCO) compares favourably against diesel.

FERCAM’s eActros 600 covers up to 600 km per day on an international route from South Tyrol to Wörth am Rhein, handling up to 42 tonnes despite challenging gradients and winter temperatures. Monthly toll benefits reach €3,900, annual CO₂e savings total 90 tonnes, and recuperation of 25 kW/h per 100 km improves efficiency on the route.

Why this matters:

• Real-world data is beginning to close the gap between electric truck scepticism and commercial reality.Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ telemetry across more than 3,000 tours suggests that range and reliability objections, long the primary barrier to fleet adoption, are increasingly addressable under existing infrastructure conditions. At least, on defined routes with predictable charging points.
• TCO is proving route-dependent, not universal.The economic case for battery-electric heavy trucks currently hinges on specific variables—toll exposure, on-site electricity costs, and operational patterns—meaning blanket comparisons with diesel remain misleading and adoption is likely to track route-by-route commercial logic rather than market-wide mandates.