Daimler Trucks has announced that one of its customers, Arrow Transport Logistics and Quarantine Services has launched a trial of an electric truck using a Mercedes-Benz eActros prime mover.
The company says Arrow will charge the all-electric truck zero emission truck using solar energy at its Brisbane facility.
Mercedes -Benz said that the company will use the truck to deliver containers as an A Double combination around the Port of Brisbane.
The managing director of Arrow Transport Logistics and Quarantine Services Craig Webster said he was excited to conduct the electric truck trial.
“Sustainability is a real area of focus for Arrow, so we were very excited to pursue this opportunity to put an all-electric Mercedes-Benz to work with Arrow at the Port of Brisbane,” he said.
“We are quite excited to trial a truck that can operate on green energy carting containers while producing zero emissions,” Webster said.
The vice president of sales, marketing and operations for Daimler Truck Australia Pacific, Andrew Assimo, said it is great to see the eActros working for Arrow Transport Logistics and Quarantine Services.
“The eActros is a great example of design, with its advanced technology incorporating an integrated motor as part of the drive axle, but it is also a practical workhorse,” Assimo said.
“We love to see the eActros hard at work, delivering freight and producing zero exhaust emissions in Australian conditions for customers who are looking to advance their sustainability programs,” he said.
“It’s the most advanced electric truck in the Australian market and we know it will make a great impression at the Port of Brisbane,” Assimo added.
Mercedes said that the eActros features three lithium-ion battery packs with a total capacity of 336kWh and can operate at a total gross combination mass (GCM) of 40-tonnes and has up to 200km range in a typical work case.
it added that the Mercedes eActros featured two liquid-cooled motors integrated into the drive axle, and has 536hp (400kW) peak power output and 443hp (330kW) continuous output.
The company added that it features a five-stage recuperation braking system that works like an engine brake to both spare the service brakes and recoup significant amounts of electricity, which is fed into the batteries.
The company claims that testing has found that the eActros is 10dB quieter in the cab, which represents an approximate halving of the perceptible in-cabin volume.
it said that the eActros can automatically brake for pedestrians and vehicles if the driver is distracted using front and side radars, as well as a front camera.
In addition to this it said that the standard Active Brake Assist 5 feature, comes with Lane Keeping Assist, Attention Assist and Stability Control Assist as well as tyre pressure monitoring.
