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DHL Freight introduces electric tractor-trailers

[ April 23, 2024   //   ]

DHL Freight put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service in early April. The two eActros 300 vehicles are being deployed for delivery and distribution transport at the Koblenz and Hagen sites. With a maximum weight of 19 metric tons, a range of 220km and a recharging time of around 1 hour 15 minutes. They are DHL Freight’s first heavy battery electric tractor-trailers in Germany and the plan is to increase the share of electric vehicles in the delivery fleet to 60% and that of sustainable fuels within the DHL Group to more than 30%.

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