Step one in Mercedes’ plan to modify its total European fleet of vans to electrical energy by 2039, the eActros is designed for native deliveries and quick hauling. So how does it behave round city?

CarWow determined to search out out by taking the brand new electrical truck for a spin across the German countryside. The concept of an electrical truck like this one makes some sense as a result of despite the fact that it will get as much as 420 kWh of battery storage (about 4 instances greater than an EQS), that weight is hidden by the mass of the remainder of the car.

Electrical motors are additionally torquey at low speeds, exactly the place a truck wants them to be, so presuming you aren’t the Bandit and don’t have to cross a number of state strains as quick as doable whereas avoiding the smokeys, an electrical truck is quiet, highly effective, and emits no diesel exhaust.

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Certainly, host Mat Watson finds the truck remarkably simple to drive. He’s, although, admittedly no truck driver, which is why he takes it for a 0-50 km/h (31 mph) check as quickly as he can. The launch time is a leisurely 11.3 seconds, which isn’t very spectacular within the realm of automobiles however appears to be loads fast for the truck, which has sufficient ballast within the again to make it weigh 25 metric (27.5 U.S.) tons.

Extra impressively, the eActros manages to come back to a halt from 50 km/h simply 12 meters (39 ft), which surprises Watson. In the event that they’re in much less of a rush to halt issues, truckers also can use regenerative braking, which is outwardly fairly highly effective.

All in all, the eActros’ two liquid-cooled motors produce as much as 536 hp (544 PS/400 kW) and Mercedes says the truck can go 400 km (248 miles) on a cost. It might additionally go from 20 to 80 % cost in a little bit over an hour. The truck maker can be offering logistics corporations with software program to assist them plan out routes and deliveries that take charging into consideration.

Whereas the truck is little doubt imperfect, as I write this, 4 diesel vans have trundled by my home windows, loudly making simply the sorts of deliveries that the eActros could sometime do silently of their place and, frankly, I can’t wait.