MAN has updated the eTGX, its heavy-duty electric truck aimed at long-distance operations, with higher capacity batteries, more efficient regenerative braking and aerodynamic changes. In the most robust configuration, the model will travel up to 720 km on a charge – a number that places it among the electric trucks with the longest autonomy in Europe. The public premiere takes place at IAA Transportation, in Hannover.
The main change is in the batteries. Each module went from 89 kWh gross and 80 kWh net to 92 kWh gross and 88 kWh net, with nickel-manganese-cobalt cells produced by the automaker itself in Nuremberg. The previous generation accepted a maximum of six modules, which limited the set to 534 kWh gross and 480 kWh usable.
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Seventh battery only in 6×2
configuration Now the truck can receive a seventh package when configured as a 6×2 tractor, reaching 644 kWh gross and 616 kWh net. It is with this set that MAN promises 720 km, although the company itself points to more than 600 km as a realistic value in daily operations. The extra axle accommodates the weight and larger axle loads. For comparison, the Volvo FH Aero Electric 6×2 declares up to 700 km.
In the 4×2 configuration, the most popular, the limit remains at six batteries — 552 kWh gross and 528 kWh usable — with a maximum range of 660 km and expected to exceed 500 km in real conditions.
The front end is also 12 cm longer, a change allowed by a European rule that authorizes additional length in zero-emission trucks. According to MAN, the new design improves aerodynamics, safety and direct driver visibility. Regenerative braking is up to 20% more efficient. The eTGX also accepts megawatt (MCS) charging of up to 750 kW; in the conventional CCS connector, the ceiling is 375 kW.
The numbers are unparalleled in Brazil, where the eTGX is not sold. The Volkswagen e-Delivery, the first mass-produced electric truck in the country, at the Resende (RJ) plant, offers up to 250 km of autonomy with six battery modules. The 720 km of the MAN is equivalent to going from São Paulo to Florianópolis without recharging.
Electric vans with the Swiss Flux
At the same booth, MAN presents two electric versions of the TGE van, a close relative of the Volkswagen Crafter, developed with the Swiss Flux and aimed at uses in which electric vans usually skate, such as emergency services, fire brigade and municipal operations. The vehicles have a 119 kWh battery, a range of up to 480 km and direct current recharging of up to 140 kW, capable of taking the battery from 10% to 80% in less than 30 minutes.
The two configurations have a total gross vehicle weight of 4 and 5.5 tons, and the larger one carries up to 2,500 kg and tows up to 3,500 kg. MAN is working with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles on the successor to the eTGE, discontinued in 2024, which is expected to arrive alongside the next generation of the e-Crafter around 2028.
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