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Dennis Eagle eCollect 6x2 rear-steer

300 kWh over an 8-hour shift is meant to collect 20 tonnes of waste - Dennis Eagle designs the eCollect 6x2 around tonnes, not kilometres.

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Dennis Eagle eCollect 6x2 rear-steer — Side profile

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200 kW

Continuous power

6x2

Axle configuration

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Buying decision

The EvCompass verdict

The key arguments drawn from the published data and the EvCompass editorial summary.

No range in km is published - the battery is split between driving, the compactor and the bin lift, so a full charge from the depot supply takes about 6 hours 45 minutes. The 200 kW motor drives a vehicle with a 27,000 kg gross weight; Westminster City Council ordered 40 units in 2023 after 2022 trials, the largest order to date. UK councils have paid GBP 400,000-423,000 for the complete vehicle against roughly GBP 185,000 for the diesel equivalent, and there is no Dennis Eagle dealer in Poland.

Strengths

  • Cenex has published independent in-service performance data for this vehicle, a rarity among electric refuse trucks.

Weaknesses

  • The complete vehicle costs GBP 400,000-423,000, more than double a comparable diesel truck at roughly GBP 185,000.

The full picture

Specifications

Manufacturer-published facts grouped by the decisions they inform, without raw source headings.

Battery and charging

Gross battery
300 kWh
On charging
Overnight depot charging; Dennis Eagle quotes 6 h 45 min for a full charge as achievable, varying with charger rate. No DC peak kW published.

Powertrain

Powertrain
Battery electric
Continuous power
200 kW
Axle configuration
6x2

Mass and load

Gross vehicle weight
27,000 kg

Market and year

Model year from
2,020
Markets
UK, EU
Production status
In production
Vehicle class
N3
Measurement basis
Dennis Eagle does not publish a range figure; the stated design target is collecting 20 tonnes of waste on an eight-hour shift before recharging

These are manufacturer-published figures gathered through EvCompass research.

Price and availability

What it costs and whether it is available in Poland

Published price evidence and the Polish availability answer, kept together for a buying decision.

The manufacturer publishes no price for this vehicle.

In heavy transport that is the rule rather than the exception — makers quote on request.

Priced in GBP, not EUR. Sunderland City Council put the cost of its eCollect at GBP 423,000 in 2021 (including a GBP 120,000 European Regional Development Fund contribution towards it). Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service quoted around GBP 400,000 in 2020 against roughly GBP 185,000 for the equivalent diesel RCV. Both figures are for the complete vehicle - chassis, Olympus body and bin lift - not a bare chassis. No EUR conversion is recorded here because the source figures are GBP and several years old.

Source: Sunderland City Council; letsrecycle.com (Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service)

Poland

Not available in Poland

Dennis Eagle sells through its own UK network and Terberg Environmental group companies in western Europe; there is no Dennis Eagle dealer in Poland and the eCollect is a right-hand-drive-led product built around UK collection practice.

Charging infrastructure

Recommended chargers

Chargers matched to the vehicle's published power or to a clearly stated duty profile when that figure is missing.

This vehicle does not publish its own DC charging power. The chargers below are matched to a charging profile typical for this class of vehicle (around 350 kW), not to a figure this vehicle publishes.

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Sources and research

Research notes

The sources and research notes behind the figures, claims and editorial assessment.

NOT a retrofit - this is a purpose-built complete N3 battery-electric RCV. Dennis Eagle builds its own Elite Narrow chassis and Olympus body, so the whole vehicle is one manufacturer's, which is unusual in the refuse sector where the chassis and superstructure normally come from different firms. Dennis Eagle Ltd (Warwick, UK) is part of Terberg Environmental / Royal Terberg Group - the same group as the Terberg yard tractors elsewhere in this dataset. 300 kWh battery system driving a 200 kW electric driveline; the same battery also powers the compactor and bin lift, which is why the design target is stated in tonnes collected per shift rather than kilometres. Body is the Olympus 19N, 18.7 cubic metres. Largest single order to date: 40 units to Westminster City Council in 2023 after 2022 trials. Company trading normally as of Aug 2026. Cenex published independent in-service performance data on this vehicle, linked in sourceUrls, which is a better guide to real consumption than anything the manufacturer states.

Data confidence

HIGH

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