Frankfurt Orders Ten More Mercedes-Benz eEconic Electric Trucks for Waste Fleet
Frankfurt's waste management company FES has ordered ten additional Mercedes-Benz eEconic battery-electric trucks, bringing its total fleet of the low-entry vehicles to 34.
- 34 vehicles
- 10 vehicles
- 112 kWh
What Happened
Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH (FES) has placed an order for ten more Mercedes-Benz eEconic battery-electric low-entry trucks, expanding its fleet of the model to 34 vehicles. The eEconics are used in various municipal waste management tasks across the city center, residential districts, and along the River Main. FES first tested the eEconic in 2022 and has since consistently added battery-electric vehicles to its operations.
112 kWh installed (97 kWh usable) per vehicle
Enough to complete daily collection routes without intermediate charging, with recuperation extending range.
“We are pleased to continue our successful cooperation with FES with ten additional vehicles. I personally spent a day with FES in waste collection operations to gain insight into the daily demands placed on our vehicles – and I have to say: our eEconic performed significantly better than I did. Quiet, zero-emission in operation, and technically perfectly equipped with the bodies of our partners.”
“Frankfurt, as a dynamic major city, places special demands on our waste collection vehicles: narrow streets, high traffic density and early morning operations in residential areas alongside cyclists and pedestrians. For us, the eEconic combines safety, driving comfort and a locally emission-free drive system during operation. The procurement is an important building block on our path towards an in”
Why this matters
This order shows how cities are increasingly adopting electric trucks for waste collection to reduce emissions and noise in urban areas, supporting broader fleet electrification goals.
Terms in This Story
- Recuperation
- The process of recovering energy during braking to recharge the battery, extending driving range.
- Low-entry truck
- A truck with a low step-in height for easier and safer entry and exit, especially in frequent stop-and-go operations.
- Multimedia Cockpit Interactive
- A digital dashboard that displays battery status, energy consumption, and remaining range to the driver.
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