La Madelaine-de-Nonancourt/Montigny-le-Bretonneux/Leinfelden-Echterdingen – The French Vallée Group has added the first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to its fleet and at the same time put a new charging infrastructure into operation at its headquarters. In addition to entering the world of electric mobility, the company continues to rely on a state-of-the-art fleet of combustion engines: a total of 62 Mercedes-Benz Actros L 1848 trucks with the new aerodynamically optimized ProCabin cabs. The diesel trucks are also equipped with the latest powertrain. The new G291 transmission, with its wider gear ratio spread and new rear axle ratio, offers a completely new driving experience: the truck can be maneuvered more easily, precisely, and smoothly. Combined with the ProCabin, the powertrain can save up to 4% fuel compared to the previous model, further contributing to CO₂ reduction.

Two more eActros 600 trucks are scheduled for delivery in the coming days. The Normandy-based company, which has around 850 employees and a fleet of 650 vehicles, has also inaugurated a charging infrastructure at its headquarters. The newly installed system comprises four charging points, including a 400 kW fast-charging station and three additional charging points, each with a capacity of 240 kW. They enable the efficient operation of the fleet's first fully electric truck.

About the eActros 600

Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrated the series launch of the eActros 600 at the end of November last year at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. Deliveries to customers began in December 2024. The electric flagship from Mercedes-Benz Trucks has already proven its capabilities several times under real-life conditions: In customer use and as part of the “eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024”, a 15,000-kilometer all-electric development trip through a total of 22 countries and the “European Testing Tour Winter 2025” on around 6,500 kilometers through Northern Europe, each with a gross combination mass of 40 tons. In addition, the e-truck was voted “International Truck of the Year 2025”. The award is the most important prize in the industry and is presented annually by the International Truck of the Year (IToY) organization, consisting of 24 commercial vehicle journalists from Europe.

The high battery capacity of over 600 kilowatt hours - hence the model designation 600 – and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable the eActros 600 to achieve a range of 500 kilometers^[1] without intermediate charging. This range is accomplished under very realistic and practical conditions with a gross combination mass of 40 tons, which can also be significantly exceeded depending on the driving style and the route. The eActros 600 will even be able to cover well over 1,000 kilometers per day. Intermediate charging during statutory driver breaks makes this possible, provided that charging options are available.

The eActros 600 has three battery packs, each with 207 kWh^[2]. These offer an installed total capacity of 621 kWh. The batteries are based on lithium iron phosphate cell technology (LFP) and are characterized by a long service life. The development engineers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks designed the eActros 600 to meet the same requirements for the durability of vehicles and components as a comparable conventional heavy-duty long-haul Actros. This means up to 1.2 million kilometers in ten years of operation. After this period of use, the battery state of health should still be above 80 percent. In contrast to other battery cell technologies, more than 95 percent of the installed capacity can also be used with LFP technology. This facilitates a higher range with the same installed battery capacity. The vehicle is technically designed for a gross combination mass of up to 44 tons. With a standard semitrailer, the eActros 600 has a payload of around 22 tons in the EU. There might be cases in which national law allows higher payloads.

_{[1] The range was determined internally under specific test conditions, after preconditioning with a 4x2 tractor unit with a 40 tons total towing weight at 20°C outside temperature in long-haul operation and may deviate from the values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400.}

_{[2] Nominal capacity of a new battery, based on internally defined boundary conditions. This may vary depending on the application and ambient conditions.}