Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria – From February 4 to 16, Saalbach-Hinterglemm in Austria became the stage for international ski sports and hosted this year's FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025. Right in the middle of the scene were two Mercedes-Benz eActros 300, which helped to reduce the environmental impact of this major event through their use as fully electric waste collection vehicles.

Saubermacher as official waste disposal partner of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025

Together with its local subsidiary Gassner Entsorgung and in close coordination with the Austrian Ski Association ÖSV, Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG – Saubermacher for short – has established an extensive “Circular WM Concept”, which focuses on prevention in addition to traditional waste collection. This not only means avoiding waste by using reusable containers, for example. It also means reducing local CO2 emissions. On-site, this was accomplished by the deployment of two fully electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 waste collection vehicles with bodies from the Stummer company. Thanks to intelligent containers with level indicators and the resulting optimized route selection, the CO2 footprint of this event in Saalbach could be reduced even further.

Challenging event logistics no problem for the eActros 300

The two Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 and their crews operated in line with the event calendar and the resulting flow of visitors. Two hours before the start of the race, no more vehicles were allowed on the fan mile. This time slot was used to empty the garbage bins at the World Cup parking lot at the entrance to the valley and at the bus parking lot at the end of the valley. As soon as the competition began and the fan mile was deserted again, the numerous recycling stations were emptied: While frenetic cheers were carried from the finishing stadium into the sunny streets, the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 silently performed its mission. Thanks to the quiet and fully electric drive, noise emissions have also been reduced to a minimum to make the winter wonderland perfect.

The Mercedes-Benz eActros 300/400

The battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros for heavy-duty distribution haulage has been rolling off the production line at the Wörth plant since 2021. The batteries of the eActros comprise either three (eActros 300) or four battery packs (eActros 400), each of which offers an installed capacity of 112 kWh^[1]. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers^[2]. The technological core is the drive unit – an electric rigid axle with two integrated electric motors and a two-speed transmission. Both liquid-cooled motors generate a continuous output of 330 kW as well as a peak performance of 400 kW. In addition, when driving with foresight, electrical energy can be recovered through recuperation. The energy gained when braking is fed back into the batteries of the eActros and is then once more available for driving. This makes waste disposal, with its permanent stop & go traffic, one of the ideal areas of application for the heavy-duty fully electric series from Mercedes-Benz Trucks.