MAN Truck & Bus has started full-scale production of its electric heavy-duty trucks, the eTGX, eTGS and eTGL, at its main facility in Munich. The company launched production on a mixed assembly line alongside diesel models, aiming to deliver more than 1,000 electric trucks by the end of 2025.
Calling it a “historic moment,” CEO Alexander Vlaskamp said, “We have invested almost €400 million in R&D to bring our battery-electric drive into series production… We aim to deliver the first 1,000 electric trucks by the end of the year.” The shift represents a strategic milestone in MAN’s electrification roadmap as it works to meet EU climate targets and its own carbon neutrality goals for 2050.
The electric trucks are assembled using the same production line as diesel trucks, a flexible setup that MAN says will allow it to scale EV output in response to market demand. “This innovative concept allows us to build electric or diesel trucks in the exact sequence they are ordered,” said Production Director Michael Kobriger. The Munich plant can currently manufacture around 100 trucks per day, with each taking about eight hours to complete.
MAN’s new eTrucks are based on the company’s diesel models and offer continuous outputs of 245 kW, 330 kW or 400 kW. Equipped with up to six NMC battery packs providing 534 kWh of gross capacity (480 kWh usable), the vehicles can reach up to 500 km per charge. A future variant with seven batteries could extend range to 740 km. At launch, MAN estimates consumption at around 97 kWh per 100 km, with day tours up to 850 km possible using intermediate charging. The trucks are already available in ultra-lowliner configurations, targeting logistics operators in the automotive sector.
To support this transformation, MAN has trained over 5,000 employees in high-voltage systems and plans to invest €1 billion by 2030 to convert its European plants—particularly in Bavaria—to electric truck and bus production. Vlaskamp added that regulatory support is crucial to scale up infrastructure: “Politicians must now set the right course with regard to infrastructure expansion and CO₂ pricing so that the ramp-up in e-mobility continues to gain momentum.”