Mit der symbolischen Sternfahrt von 14 vollelektrischen eActros 600 startet Mercedes-Benz Trucks in eine neue Ăra der COâ-freien Werkslogistik. In exklusiven Interviews sprechen Achim Puchert (CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks), Rainer Schmitt (GF Logistik Schmitt) und RĂŒdiger Winterkorn (Leiter Fuhrpark Gruber Logistics) ĂŒber Herausforderungen, Chancen und Erfolge der Elektrifizierung im Fernverkehr.
ⶠAchim Puchert betont die strategische Bedeutung des eActros 600 fĂŒr die emissionsfreie Inbound-Logistik und unterstreicht die technologische FĂŒhrungsrolle von Mercedes-Benz Trucks. ⶠRainer Schmitt spricht ĂŒber die ersten Praxiserfahrungen und den logistischen Wandel bei Logistik Schmitt. ⶠRĂŒdiger Winterkorn hebt hervor, wie Gruber Logistics neue Strecken und Prozesse fĂŒr den elektrischen Langstreckentransport umgestellt hat.
Die Interviews geben exklusive Einblicke in die Umsetzung des Projekts âElectrify Inbound Logisticsâ, das mit dem VDA-Logistik-Award 2025 ausgezeichnet wurde. Der eActros 600 fĂ€hrt Strecken von bis zu 600 km â auch grenzĂŒberschreitend â und zeigt eindrucksvoll: COâ-freie Logistik ist heute gelebte RealitĂ€t.
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00:00Yes, today is a very special day for Mercedes-Benz trucks.
00:05We are starting the rally with our Ektros 600.
00:08Why is that special?
00:10Because it is the start of emission-free supply for our plants in Germany.
00:15We have a fantastic product with our Ektros 600.
00:18As you can see, we are standing behind us, ready to drive.
00:22Okay, and of course you can't do a project like this alone.
00:25On the one hand, you need partners and customers who accompany you on this journey.
00:32We have them here today, and of course we also need a dedicated team that is committed to dedication and works towards it.
00:40And we have all of this content together here.
00:44That's why it's a special day and today we will be sending the vehicles on their journey.
00:48In the future, they will drive around 2.5 million kilometers per year, supplying our four plants in Germany with parts.
00:58And that is a first important milestone for us in the future.
01:02Okay, and in order to significantly advance electrification, three aspects are essentially needed.
01:08Firstly, we need the product.
01:10As you can see, we have the product.
01:12Secondly, we need cost parity in the energy supply and thirdly, of course, we need the infrastructure to charge these vehicles.
01:22However, we still see some catching up to do in the latter area, because the existing infrastructure is not yet sufficient to provide our customers with a comprehensive charging infrastructure.
01:32And this is one of the important levers that must now be addressed in a focused manner in order to accelerate the decarbonization of our industry.
01:44With the ERCTOS 600, our partners and customers now have the right product at their side to meet their requirements.
01:50This means a range of around 500 kilometers, which is sufficient to supply our plants efficiently on your European routes.
02:03My name is Rainer Schmidt, and I am a partner in Logistics Schmidt.
02:09We have been involved in e-mobility since 2018, very early on.
02:14We started with the overhead line route here in Baden-WĂŒrttemberg.
02:18We were asked if we wanted to participate.
02:19At first we didn't want to participate, then we decided to participate with a BEF thanks to our customer attraction.
02:26And in recent years we have proven that we can always reliably deliver our deliveries.
02:30Yes, our journey began with the initial considerations in 2018 and then with the delivery of the E300 and the one from the innovation fleet and then Chin 2.
02:39It was a really exciting journey for us.
02:41We are really proud to be able to participate in the big rally here with the E600 product.
02:46The answer is quite simple.
02:47What is special?
02:49Ah, e-mobility is coming of age.
02:51The E300 started out with a short range, with charging infrastructure, with little charging current, and now we can already cover long distances.
02:59We are now driving all the way to Hungary, across borders, and it works really well.
03:03The challenges are manifold.
03:05First of all, let's think about the vehicle technology.
03:07That has improved relatively quickly, but so is the charging infrastructure.
03:11How do I integrate this into my day-to-day operations?
03:13How does it come across in the dispatch department?
03:15How do I convince the driver?
03:16There are many hurdles to overcome in the transformation.
03:19How do I now also purchase energy at a reasonable price?
03:21But we are happy and have already acquired a lot of skills in recent years.
03:25Yes, it is particularly exciting for the drivers to experience the transformation.
03:29At the very beginning of 2018, 1928, there was a lot of skepticism, a lot of opposition.
03:34No, I am not going to get involved in that.
03:36Difficult, range, complicated.
03:38Now drivers are warming to us because we have E-mobility.
03:41That means that things have completely changed in a very short space of time and it is now not only a USP for customers, but also a USP for us in the driver market.
03:49The difference between diesel trucks and electric trucks is no longer that great for us, because the barriers are getting smaller and smaller.
03:58The drivers are now used to dealing with them.
04:00The charging infrastructure is getting better and better for us.
04:03Procuring electricity is no longer a problem.
04:05Customers are more understanding.
04:07This means that they are also partly building charging infrastructure directly at the factories where we land, and that is already a big advantage for us.
04:13What surprised us most about the E600?
04:15We were surprised by its really good fuel consumption.
04:19In some of our route profiles, we are below 1 kW per kilometer.
04:23That is excellent.
04:24It also works very well in colder climates, and the associated range has surprised us very positively and also opens up significantly larger distances in markets for us.
04:34So on the one hand, we are of course also driven by the innovative idea and the deconstruction of our world.
04:41Of course, I also have children, as is often mentioned, but for us it is simply also about driver acquisition.
04:47We drive very regionally, very often by building on or going into factories, where we come into contact with employees a lot, and that is exactly where we want to decorate first.
04:58The initial experiences were positive, although I have to say that after taking over the SN vehicle from the prototype, you can already tell that it has matured, much more mature.
05:12The power delivery is more homogeneous, more even, otherwise the noise level is a bit lower, but not much different to the diesel, except that it is a bit quieter, much quieter, right?
05:25I think people will enjoy the peace and quiet.
05:30They will enjoy how pleasant this vehicle is to drive and how much it slows down the driving process if they use all the assistance systems.
05:37The next one will follow in September.
05:39It has already been ordered and is due to be delivered in September, the second one, and then two or three more are planned for next year's options.
05:46So, I think that a lot of electrification can be done, especially in regular service, with tarpaulins and so on.
05:55I would say that we are of course also dealing with heavy goods transport.
06:00I think that battery electric drives will have to wait a while.
06:04But in general, I would say it is definitely a technology that I would never have believed would come into effect so quickly.
06:14At Grubo Logistic
06:16Decarbonization is a top priority for us, and that is why we are consistently pushing ahead with it,
06:21looking at where we can use electric cars and then purchasing the vehicles accordingly.
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