Home › Specifications › Daimler Truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, Western Star, FUSO, BharatBenz · Truck makers
Daimler Truck
Daimler Truck: the eActros 600 now claims up to 560 km on one charge, the new eActros Lowliner and the NextGenH2 hydrogen truck make their public debut, and megawatt charging follows in the second half of 2027.
Battery621 kWh
DC charging400 on CCS2; up to 100… kW
28 of 34 values are filled in.
Know one we are missing, or one that is wrong? This sheet is open for anyone to correct — type into it on eTRUCKTCO.eu, press Review & send, and confirm the e-mail. It is on all three sites the moment we have checked it.
Correct or complete this sheet
Company 5 / 5
| HeadquartersCity, country | Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent group | Daimler Truck Holding AG | |
| Truck brands | Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, Western Star, FUSO, BharatBenz | |
| FoundedThe year Daimler Truck celebrates (130 years of trucks at this IAA); the listed holding company itself is much younger | 1896 (Gottlieb Daimler's first truck) | ↗ |
| Website | daimlertruck.com | ↗ |
IAA Transportation 2026 5 / 5
| Hall and stande.g. Hall 19, Stand A41 | Hall 19/20, Stand A41 | ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Premiered in HanoverThe eActros Lowliner was announced on 2 June 2026 | Public debuts of the Mercedes-Benz eActros Lowliner (electric, for volume transport) and the NextGenH2 hydrogen fuel-cell truck; new Powerliner diesel drivetrain; "130 Years Trucks Edition" (400 units, diesel or electric); new Active Cross Traffic Assist and Active Sideguard Assist 3 | ↗ ↗ |
| Trucks on the standEarlier: "Group presence with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, Western Star, FUSO and BharatBenz" (trans.info preview, 6 September); Daimler's own IAA material only describes the Mercedes-Benz Trucks stand | Mercedes-Benz Trucks stand in Hall 19/20: eActros 600 (also as anniversary edition), eActros 600 Lowliner, eActros 400, eArocs 400, eEconic, NextGenH2 Truck, Actros L with the Powerliner drivetrain, Atego, Unimog (and a 1946 Unimog prototype), the 1896 Daimler motor truck, a Digital Service Truck; Mercedes-Benz CharterWay outdoor stand in front of the hall; ride-alongs and test drives from the stand | ↗ ↗ |
| Announcements at the showDaimler also warns that each percentage point missed on the EU 2030 CO₂ target would cost Mercedes-Benz Trucks about €120 million in penalties | eActros 600 range raised to up to 560 km (40 t, most efficient configuration) and more than 160 million km driven by customers since the end of 2024; megawatt charging in under 30 minutes from the second half of 2027; charging that starts and bills itself, without card or app, with Milence; about 38 % of heavy and medium zero-emission trucks in Europe in the first half of 2026; truck driver Tobias Wagner sets off from the show on a planned 45,000 km world tour in an eActros 600; about 100 NextGenH2 hydrogen trucks for customers from the end of 2026 (first: Dachser); on 15 September a hydrogen alliance with the Volvo Group, Toyota, Bosch, Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility and MB Energy | ↗ ↗ |
| Who to talk to on the standKarin Rådström, CEO Daimler Truck, spoke at the Daimler Truck Media Night on 13 September | Achim Puchert, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks; Mercedes-Benz Trucks press conference on 14 September at 8:20; press: Peter Smodej, Head of Media Engagement & Content Impact, and Ulrike Burkhart, Truck Product & Defence (Daimler Truck) | ↗ ↗ |
Long-haul electric line-up 12 / 12
| Flagship long-haul electric tractorDaimler calls it its electric flagship | Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 | ↗ ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Electric heavy trucks offered in EuropeLowliner orderable from the third quarter of 2026 in the EU30 markets and more | eActros 600 and eActros 400 (tractors and rigids), eActros 600 and 400 Lowliner, eArocs 400, eEconic | ↗ ↗ |
| Axle configurationsOther axle layouts are not listed in the IAA material | 4x2 tractor (eActros 600; Lowliner with 4,000 mm wheelbase); rigid variants of the eActros 600 | ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Gross combination weighteActros 600, technically designed for up to 44 t; the range figures are given at 40 t. Payload about 22 t with a standard trailer; Lowliner: about 24 t (400) and 21 t (600) | 44 t | ↗ |
| Battery capacity, largest packeActros 600: three LFP packs of 207 kWh each, nominal capacity when new; eActros 400: two packs, 414 kWh. Mercedes-Benz said in 2023 that about 95 % of an LFP battery can be used | 621 kWh | ↗ ↗ |
| Range, as claimedDaimler's estimate from simulations and road tests. Mercedes-Benz Trucks' own IAA stand page still gives 500 km (4x2 tractor, 40 t, 20 °C, after preconditioning, internal test). eActros 600 Lowliner: about 500 km at full load | up to 560 (eActros 600, 40 t, most energy-efficient configuration) km | ↗ |
| Max DC charge powerCCS2 socket on the left; 10–80 %: about 46 min with two packs, about 70 min with three (500 A charger, ISO/SAE 12906). MCS: 10–80 % in about 29 min (stand page) or under 30 min (press release), based on internal simulations | 400 on CCS2; up to 1000 on MCS (from the second half of 2027) kW | ↗ ↗ |
| Megawatt Charging System (MCS)Since sales started in 2023, buyers could order the eActros 600 with a pre-installation for MCS; Mercedes-Benz planned to make MCS retrofittable once the standard is settled | planned: megawatt charging from the second half of 2027 | ↗ |
| Cell chemistryLFP, NMC … | LFP | ↗ ↗ |
| Peak powerContinuous 400 kW; electric axle with two motors and a four-speed gearbox, 800 V | 600 kW | ↗ ↗ |
| Cabday cab, sleeper, standing height | ProCabin (aerodynamic long-haul cab); Lowliner with a 2.50 m wide cab | ↗ ↗ |
| Diesel or other long-haul trucks shownFor makers not all-electric | Actros L and Arocs with the new Powerliner drivetrain (OM 470 and OM 471 engines, up to 4 % less fuel), available from April 2027; engines built in Mannheim | ↗ |
Europe 5 / 10
| European production or assemblyPlant and country | Wörth am Rhein, Germany: eActros 600 since the end of 2024, eActros Lowliner from the second quarter of 2027; electric drive parts from Mannheim, Gaggenau and Kassel | ↗ ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| European partnersImporters, dealers, financing, charging | Milence (charging joint venture of Daimler Truck, Volvo Group and TRATON); TruckCharge (Daimler's own charging advice, hardware and network); Daimler Truck Financial Services and Mercedes-Benz CharterWay rental (about 200 eActros, now also in Italy and Spain); hydrogen: Volvo Group, Toyota, Bosch, Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility, MB Energy | ↗ ↗ |
| Service network in EuropeDaimler Truck Defence cites a global network of around 3,000 workshops in more than 150 countries (group, worldwide) | Mercedes-Benz Trucks service contracts and digital services (Fleetboard, My TruckPoint Store, TruckLive, Fleetboard Charge) | ↗ ↗ |
| Homologation in the EUEU WVTA, national, … | not published | |
| Availability in EuropeOrder now, deliveries from … | eActros 600 in series production since the end of 2024; eActros Lowliner orderable from the third quarter of 2026, series production from the second quarter of 2027 | ↗ |
| Trucks delivered in Europe to dateNot given in units; eActros 600 customers have driven more than 160 million km in Europe since the end of 2024, and half of all daily mileage exceeds 400 km (Daimler, TruckLive data) | not published | |
| Reference customers in Europe | Dachser (first NextGenH2 hydrogen truck, Karlsruhe, end of 2026, two more by mid-2027); Mercedes-Benz CharterWay rental fleet with about 200 eActros | ↗ |
| List price, EuropeFlagship long-haul tractor | not published | |
| Lease rateTerm and mileage | not published | |
| Battery and vehicle warrantyNo warranty figures in the IAA material. Mercedes-Benz designed the eActros 600 for 1.2 million km in ten years with battery health still above 80 % (2023): a design target, not a warranty | not published |
On this site 1 / 2
| Truck sheets on this siteSheets of this maker in the T&E comparison, if any | Mercedes-Benz eActros 600: etrucktco.eu/sheets/avs/mercedes-benz-eactros-600/; Mercedes-Benz eActros Lowliner: etrucktco.eu/sheets/iaa-trucks/mercedes-benz-eactros-lowliner/ (on show, Hall 19/20 Stand A41) | |
|---|---|---|
| Anything else worth knowing | not published |
Where these figures come from
- trans.info, IAA Transportation 2026 preview, 6 September 2026
- electrive, preview of electric truck innovations at IAA Transportation, 3 September 2026
- IAA Transportation 2026, Hanover, 15-20 September 2026
- Daimler Truck (official site)
- IAA Transportation 2026: press conference line-up, 14–15 September (Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Hall 19/20, A41)
- Daimler Truck, 13 September 2026: IAA Transportation 2026 – Daimler Truck celebrates 130 years of trucks and drives transportation forward
- Daimler Truck, 13 September 2026: Electric high-volume transport – Mercedes-Benz Trucks presents the eActros Lowliner at IAA Transportation
- Mercedes-Benz Trucks, September 2026: IAA 2026 (stand page, Hall 19)
- Daimler Truck, 10 October 2023: Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrates world premiere of the battery electric long-haul truck eActros 600
- Volvo Group (PR Newswire), 15 September 2026: Industry leaders scale full value chain for hydrogen mobility across Europe
Other truck makers