Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant opens fast-charging park for e-trucks
Published on: Nov 22, 2024
Six new TruckCharge fast-chargers have been installed to support electric transportation within the facility.
The Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant recently celebrated the opening of the new charging park for electric trucks supplying the plant.
The location features six new Daimler Trucks' TruckCharge fast-chargers and a new transformer station with an output of 6 megawatts to supply power to the high-performance stations. This is connected to the plant network via a new 20,000-volt high-voltage line.
The construction of this location represents an important milestone in the further electrification of road freight transport for the company. 100% of delivery traffic into the largest truck plant is set to be electrified by the end of 2026.
“Of the eight planned TruckCharge charging stations, six 400 kW fast-charging stations will go into operation immediately and will supply trucks with electricity while they are parked in the truck waiting area. Further charging stations are planned at key points for delivery traffic in the immediate vicinity of production at the Wörth plant,” said Andreas Bachhofer, Head of the Wörth site and Mercedes-Benz Trucks Production.
The establishment of an in-house charging infrastructure ensures that haulage companies can charge their trucks during waiting and unloading times.
Since 2022, there has already been a charging park for customers at the Branch Information Center in Wörth am Rhein, in the immediate vicinity of the plant. Here, e-truck customers can test charging stations and charging concepts from various manufacturers and work out customized charging solutions for their applications with the experts from Mercedes-Benz Trucks on site.
