MAN Truck & Bus reached another milestone on its path towards decarbonization by delivering its first regular production Ultra Low Liner eTGX electric semi truck to international logistics service provider Duvenbeck – who plan to add over 100 more such trucks to its fleet in total. (!)
Duvenbeck signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 120 of the new Volkswagen Group MAN electric semi trucks back in 2023, and now the first examples of the 40-ton e-trucks have arrived at Duvenbeck’s HQ. The delivery marks the latest big step towards that company’s planned electrification.
“The MAN eTruck is an important step towards emission-free logistics,” says Bernd Reining, Senior Director Procurement, Duvenbeck. “It helps us to meet our customers’ requirements and protect the environment at the same time. Sustainability is part of our everyday practice.”
The requirements Duvenbeck is referring to include the MAN trucks’ 3 meter interior height – a first for a battery-electric semi truck in this category.
“With the Ultra Low Liner eTruck, MAN has developed a solution that is perfectly tailored to the requirements of the automotive industry. No other series-produced electric semitrailer tractor can pull trailers with an interior height of three meters. This makes it the ideal choice for transports with high volume requirements,” says Friedrich Baumann, Chief Sales & Customer Solutions Officer at MAN Truck & Bus. “We are delighted to have two strong partners at our side, Duvenbeck and Volkswagen, to bring this innovation to the road.”
Duvenbeck will put its first electric MAN trucks to work at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg as part of the broader goTOzero impact logistics program launched by Volkswagen Group as part of its commitment to consistently choose climate-friendly logistics options.
Electrek’s Take
MAN became something of a favorite when told reporters that it was, “impossible for hydrogen to effectively compete with battery electric trucks,” back in January. Since then, the company has continued to explore hydrogen semis in a bid to prove the technology isn’t quite ready for prime time – an opinion that seems to be echoed by reality.
SOURCE | IMAGES: MAN Trucks (LOI, delivery).