Scania, together with Unicon and Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH, has developed a battery-electric truck equipped with a fully integrated electric concrete mixing system, targeting one of the construction industry’s most energy-intensive transport applications.
The companies said the project is intended as a scalable commercial solution rather than a demonstration pilot, highlighting growing efforts within the heavy transport sector to reduce emissions from construction logistics.
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The electric concrete transport system uses Scania’s integrated electric power take-off (ePTO), which enables the concrete mixing drum to operate directly from the truck’s battery pack. The solution is designed to provide continuous mixing capability while maintaining vehicle performance on both road and construction site terrain.
Concrete transport is considered difficult to electrify because the mixing drum requires a constant energy supply during operation, while vehicles also need sufficient range and reliability under demanding working conditions.
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Scania said the development process took three years and relied on a systems-based approach that considered the vehicle, energy consumption and operational requirements together from the beginning.
“This project shows that electrification is not limited to standard applications. It can be applied where it matters most,” said Tobias Ejderhamn, Global Manager for Transformation & New Business at Scania.
“By combining our modular electric platform with deep application expertise and close customer collaboration, we are demonstrating a viable path towards zero-emission transport, even in the most demanding use cases,” he added.
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The truck is equipped with a 400-kWh battery pack and has an estimated driving range of approximately 200 kilometres, according to the companies. The battery configuration was developed using route simulations and energy modelling to support daily operations efficiently.
The partners described the integrated ePTO system as a central component of the solution because it powers the concrete drum directly from the vehicle battery, creating a fully electric transport and mixing process.
For Unicon, the deployment represents a step toward expanding zero-emission operations across its logistics network.
“This is not a pilot, it is a solution designed for daily operations and future scale,” said Christian Elleby, Supply Chain & Procurement Director at Unicon.
“We are taking solid steps to reduce emissions in construction logistics, and this collaboration shows what is possible when the right partners and technologies come together,” he said.
Scania and Unicon said they are preparing to expand deployment of the vehicles, with 10 additional electric concrete trucks already ordered for delivery over the coming years. Unicon aims to significantly increase its electric fleet by 2027 and ultimately transition to fully zero-emission concrete transport operations by 2035.
Other commercial vehicle manufacturers are also advancing electrification efforts in the concrete transport sector. Renault Trucks unveiled a fully electric five-axle Renault E-Tech C concrete mixer truck at Bauma 2025 in cooperation with Schwing Stetter, while Volvo Trucks delivered its first fully electric ready-mix concrete truck to Cemex in 2023. Cemex also integrated electric concrete mixer units supplied by Putzmeister during the same year.
