Mercedes Benz

eActros

On the road in the eActros

Jumping into the cabin of the Mercedes-Benz eActros is simple – put the key in the ignition, turn the truck on, wait for it to go through its initiation process, release the handbrake and press the go pedal. It is at this point that the first strong impression, which this kind of truck gives us, comes into play.
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400km Test Drive of the eActros 600

400km Test Drive of the eActros 600

Mercedes was blessed with ideal conditions for PowerTorque’s European Correspondent Will Shiers’ 400km test drive of the eActros 600, the International Truck of the Year.
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First Walk Around the eActros

First Walk Around the eActros

On Tim Giles’ first walk around the eActros, it has a familiar shape, using the narrower metro cab. The light blue flashes, contrasting with the white paintwork, are Daimler’s way of telling us this is an electric truck.
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Range

Electric Truck Range: Fact or Fiction?

Does anyone else harbour a deep mistrust when it comes to car manufacturers’ fuel economy figures? You know that the only way you’ll ever come close to the official L/100km number is if you’re coasting downhill with a tailwind.
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A Sensation of Space

A Sensation of Space

The roof height inside the Mercedes Benz Actros GigaSpace cabin does create a sensation of space, even though the length and breadth measurements on the cabin are the same as all Actros cabs.
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On the Road from Melbourne to Adelaide

On the Road from Melbourne to Adelaide

20 years is a long time in the world of trucks and trucking, it is also the time between Tim Giles’ very first drive of a Mercedes-Benz Actros with a MegaSpace cab and his most recent experience with the latest version of the Mercedes-Benz Actros GigaSpace truck, on the road from Melbourne to Adelaide.
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