MAN begins series production of electric trucks

Europe is racing ahead on electric trucks, but here’s why Australia can’t be a carbon copy

In Europe, the model for electric long haul trucks is based around 500 kWh batteries and megawatt charging systems. But will this work in Australia, with long distance and shorter rest breaks? The post Europe is racing ahead on electric trucks, but here’s why Australia can’t be a carbon copy appeared first on The Driven.

MAN begins series production of electric trucks

[L-R]: MAN Chief Production Officer Michael Kobriger; Manfred Weber, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the EPP; and MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp. Image: MAN MAN Truck & Bus has begun series production of electric trucks in Germany, with these trucks to begin making their way down under “in due course”. Though no firm date for this has yet been revealed. Both electric and diesel trucks will now be produced in a fully integrated mixe…