Mercedes-Benz Trucks eEconic

Municipal low-entry heavy rigid, series production at Woerth since July 2022 (second battery-electric Mercedes-Benz truck after the eActros); trade-show premiere at IFAT Munich on 30.05.2022. Shares its drivetrain with the first-generation eActros 300: three battery packs, 336 kWh installed, Mercedes electric rigid axle with two motors and a two-speed (plus two reverse) transmission, 330 kW continuous / 400 kW peak, 160 kW CCS charging. IMPORTANT: the first-generation eActros 300/400 were discontinued at the end of 2025, but Mercedes-Benz Trucks explicitly confirmed the eEconic continues in production on the same hardware. Two configurations: 6x2/4 ENA three-axle at 27 t GVW (kerb 9.2 t, payload approx. 17.7 t) - the record's headline - and a 4x2 two-axle at 19 t GVW (kerb 8.1 t, payload approx. 10.9 t), which would be N3 as well. Top speed 89 km/h. The 530 Nm figure Mercedes publishes is the 60-second peak torque available at the MECHANICAL PTO for driving a refuse-body superstructure, NOT the traction motor torque - torqueNm is therefore left null to avoid a misleading comparison. Battery chemistry is stated as lithium-ion; NMC is inferred from the shared first-generation eActros pack (CB400) rather than stated for the eEconic specifically - treat as MEDIUM confidence. Related: Mercedes-Benz Trucks also unveiled a 'reECONIC', a battery-electric eEconic demonstrator built from recycled materials (circular-economy showcase, not a separate model).