Electric tractor units: register of maker-declared values

This register lists 14 rows for battery-electric tractor units from nine makers (our count), giving for each the battery capacity, range, charging and production stage that the maker’s own documents declare. The values were declared under different conditions, so the rows cannot be compared with each other.

A row is here because the maker’s own document presents the vehicle as a tractor for semi-trailers, or because the maker’s catalogue files it under tractors; the documents are for the European market or were shown at IAA Transportation 2026, and were read in September 2026. The register is not a complete list of electric tractor units: a tractor that is not in the table has not been assessed here. It does not rank, rate or highlight, and it carries no price, warranty or power column.

These are declarations made under different conditions, and the rows cannot be compared with each other. The IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2026 states: “There is currently no harmonised regulatory regime for measuring the actual range of electric HDVs across different countries and regions.” Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ own footnote to its 500 km figure says the range was determined internally under specific test conditions and “may deviate from the values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400”.

How to read the register

• Order. Alphabetical by maker and then by model name. The order is not a ranking, and no value is set apart in bold or colour.
• Battery. The term is each maker’s own, and the terms differ. Mercedes-Benz Trucks writes “installed” and “usable”, DAF “installed” and “available”, MAN “total capacity” and, per pack, “gross” and “available”, Volvo “battery capacity” and “usable battery energy”, IVECO “total energy capacity” and “97% usable energy”. BYD, SANY and Renault Trucks write “battery capacity” or “battery system” without saying whether it is installed or usable, and Scania gives only an “installed capacity” added behind the cab. Where a usable figure is not printed, it is not calculated here.
• Range. The value carries the maker’s qualifier (“up to”, “rated”, “around”). The condition, where the document gives one, is quoted in the section after the table; “no test condition stated” means the document quoted gives none.
• Charging. The windows differ: DAF’s three-pack figure and the Mercedes-Benz Trucks Lowliner sentence use 10% to 80%; the BYD, IVECO, MAN (30 July 2026), eActros 600 and Volvo figures use 20% to 80%; MAN’s new-generation figure names no window. CCS and MCS are written apart. MCS is the Megawatt Charging System; the megawatt charging explainer covers what it is.
• Stage. The wording is the document’s own: “started”, “will begin”, “available to order”, “world premiere”.
• Dates. The document date is the date on the document; where a page carries none, the cell says “undated, read September 2026”.
• A dash means the value is not in the documents quoted. It does not mean the maker has published nothing elsewhere.

The register

Range conditions in the makers’ own words

Each entry is quoted from the document named in the table; where a document gives no condition, the entry says so.

• BYD ETT 44: the global release gives “600 km rated range” and states no test condition.
• DAF XG and XG⁺ Electric: the release of 13 January 2026 gives its figure for “the 5-battery-pack option”; the infosheet says “The XG Electric can drive up to 500 km, depending, of course on load, configuration, route, and driving style.”
• IVECO S-eWay Artic: “a range of up to 600 km on a single charge”; the release states no test condition.
• MAN eTGX / eTGS, MCS-equipped: “up to 570 kilometres between charging stops in a typical long-haul tractor-semitrailer configuration”.
• MAN eTGX, new: “With six battery packs, this corresponds to a maximum possible range of 660 kilometers, or well over 500 kilometers under real conditions in typical long-haul transport”. The same release describes a 6x2 semitrailer tractor “which will also be available in the future” that “can reach up to 720 kilometres with seven batteries and a total capacity of 644 kWh without intermediate charging”, and says “the typical range of over 600 kilometres can realistically be achieved under everyday long-haul transport conditions”. MAN shows this concept at IAA Transportation 2026 “using a current 6x2 semitrailer tractor”.
• Mercedes-Benz eActros 600: two documents give two conditions. The product sheet gives “500 km Range” with the footnote “The range was determined internally under specific test conditions, after preconditioning with a 4x2 tractor unit with 40 t total towing weight at 20 °C outside temperature in long-haul operation and may deviate from the values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400.” The Daimler Truck release gives “a range of up to 560 kilometers in its most energy-efficient configuration at a gross combination weight of 40 tons”, with the footnote “The estimated range is derived from the results of internal simulations as well as real driving tests. The actual range may deviate from the estimated range as a result of numerous factors, such as topography, weather conditions, speed, preconditioning, auxiliary consumers, individual vehicle configuration and driving style.” The eActros 600 explainer discusses the two figures; truck weights covers gross combination weight.
• Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 Lowliner: “a range of around 500 kilometers at full load”, with the footnote “The range was determined internally under specific test conditions, after preconditioning with a 4x2 tractor unit with a 40 tons total towing weight at 20°C outside temperature in long-haul operation and may deviate from the values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400.”
• Renault Trucks E-Tech T 540, T 585 and T 780: the release of 15 September 2026 states no test condition.
• SANY SE636: “a stated range of up to 500 kilometers”; the release states no test condition.
• Scania battery-electric long-haul tractor: “up to 720 kilometres, depending on configuration and operating conditions”; the release says the configuration “Supports selected long-haul 6x2*4 tractor configurations with standard European trailer combinations”.
• Volvo FH Aero Electric with extended range, and Volvo FH Electric and FH Aero Electric: one footnote covers both figures (700 km and 470 km): “Range depends on external conditions such as the weather and wind resistance, as well as other factors such as total weight of the truck and the driver’s performance.”

Where one maker’s documents give different figures

Only what the documents say is set side by side here; the register does not decide between them.

• BYD. The global release gives “600 km rated range”. The UK release carries “372 miles of range” in the summary line under its title and “Driving range TBC” in its technical table; the register does not convert the 372 miles. For charging, the global release speaks of “ultra-fast megawatt charging solutions (up to 1.5MW)” without naming the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), and the UK table says “MCS charging power 1.5 MW+”.
• DAF. The release of 13 January 2026 says “up to over 500 zero-emission kilometres on a single charge” for the 5-battery-pack option; the infosheet says “up to 500 km”; the release of 6 May 2026 says “Depending on the application, ‘zero-emission ranges’ of over 500 kilometres are possible.”
• Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. The product sheet gives “500 km”, determined internally under specific test conditions; the Daimler Truck release gives “up to 560 kilometers” as an “estimated range” derived from internal simulations and real driving tests. Their conditions are quoted in full above.
• Renault Trucks. The release of 18 November 2025 gave the T 585 “460 km*” and the T 780 “600 km*”, with “* Consumption and range will depend on usage and operating condition. Based on 32T GCW”. The release of 15 September 2026 gives the T 585 “up to 500 km range” and the T 780 “up to 660 km range”, with no condition. For MCS, the 2025 release says the two models are compatible with “the ultra-fast Megawatt Charging System (MCS), up to 720 kW”; the 2026 release speaks of “a 45-minute fast charge via CCS (350 kW) or MCS (525 kW for the T 585 / 700 kW for the T 780)”.

What the register leaves out

Rigid trucks are not in it, and neither is any tractor whose maker document was not read for it. The SANY catalogue page also gives a charging time, “20%-80%≤30min”, with no charging power or standard, so the SE636 has no charging entry. No price, warranty or drive-power figure is entered, and none is compared.

Model pages on this site

DAF XG Electric · MAN eTGX · Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 · Renault Trucks E-Tech T · Volvo FH Electric