MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating its commitment to sustainable mobility with the start of series production of its electric trucks at the Munich plant, a move that marks a turning point in its industrial history.
The new manufacturing process makes it possible to assemble both electric trucks and diesel trucks on the same production line, reaching a capacity of up to 100 units per day. This system offers flexibility to adapt to evolving demand and ensures efficiency in each electric heavy-duty vehicle, designed to reduce CO2 emissions. CO2 emissions emissions and facilitate the transport of goods free of local emissions.
The versatility of MAN electric trucks
MAN’s range of electric trucks covers applications from waste collection to long-distance transport. Its innovative Ultra-Lowlinermodel, with a fifth-wheel height of only 950 mm and an interior loading height of three meters, enables unique logistics operations in Europe.
With a range of up to 740 km thanks to their modular NMC batteries manufactured in Nuremberg, these vehicles promise performance adapted to today’s logistics needs. To date, MAN has received more than 700 orders, and nearly 2 million kilometers have already been driven in real-world road tests.
Valuable investments
On the other hand, MAN has invested nearly 1 billion euros in the industrial transformation of its facilities in Europe, including 400 million in research and development for this electric range and 250 million in the battery pack plant in Nuremberg. Nuremberg battery pack plant. This technological commitment is accompanied by the training of more than 5,000 employees in high-voltage technologies, key to meeting the new challenges of electrification.
The company is also reinforcing its commitment to climate neutrality by 2050, offering solutions that contribute to the European Union’s climate targets and respond to sectors such as automotive logistics and urban transport. In addition, MAN maintains its European leadership in the electric city bus market, with more than 2,500 units currently circulating in European cities.
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