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Arcese and Cartiere del Garda have added five Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 trucks to an electric fleet running between Riva del Garda and Arco in northern Italy. Together with one eActros 600 already in service, the trucks are said to fully replace diesel vehicles on this 24/7 operation.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks said it is expanding its electric truck portfolio and focusing on specific use cases. The company also highlighted megawatt charging as important for the next stage of deployment.
Professional truck driver and content creator Tobias Wagner, known as Elektrotrucker, has begun a round-the-world tour in a Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric truck. He says he aims to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe with a long-haul electric truck within one year.