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Renault Trucks taking fresh eHGV orders

Renault Trucks will be taking orders for an extension of its Renault Trucks E-Tech T model from 2025, it has announced.

With a range of 600 km on a single charge, this vehicle opens up new opportunities for the decarbonisation of long-haul transport.

With 30 million kilometres of proven performance in real world operation with customers, Renault Trucks electric trucks have already saved 29,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. With this new offer, the French manufacturer is further extending its range of sustainable transport solutions to support its customers in their energy transition.

The increased range of the Renault Trucks E-Tech T is achieved by integrating a new component: an electric axle. E-axle technology enables all the elements of the powertrain to be grouped together at the rear of the vehicle, freeing up space between the side members to accommodate additional battery packs. Renault Trucks E-Tech T equipped with e-axle can cover 600 km on a single charge, the manufacturer said.

In order to help hauliers find their ideal solution, Renault Trucks is also providing them with advanced simulation tools enabling each electric truck to be configured according to their specific needs. It “encouraged its customers” to adjust the size of the batteries according to their actual needs and provides support in optimising the solution, including the charging strategy.

Orders for this new vehicle will open in 2025, with production handled by the Bourg-en-Bresse plant, which has been assembling the brand’s high-end electric ranges since the end of 2023.

Emmanuel Duperray, Senior Vice President Electromobility at Renault Trucks, said:

“The advent of this electric truck will boost the transition to electric mobility.

“We believe that a range of 600 km on a single charge, combined with the development of public charging infrastructure networks by 2026 – in particular through our joint venture Milence – will enable us to achieve the operational parity [with diesel technology] that our customers expect.”

“We’re not looking to enter a race for autonomy on a single charge. Oversized batteries penalise the payload, raise total operating costs and increase the environmental footprint. In essence, an electric truck is more expensive than a combustion vehicle. We need to rethink low-carbon logistics, in other words, reconsider transport patterns to optimise the use of transport vehicles and therefore reduce the cost per kilometre.”

Image courtesy of Renault Trucks

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