First eEconic Electric Refuse Trucks Delivered to Stuttgart Waste Management
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has handed over the first five of ten battery-electric eEconic vehicles to Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart for urban waste collection.
5 of 10 eEconic
21 m³
112 kWh installed
What Happened
Mercedes-Benz Trucks handed over the first five of ten battery-electric eEconic refuse trucks to Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart (AWS) at the inauguration of AWS's new operating site in Stuttgart-Wangen. The eEconic vehicles are equipped with a FAUN Variopress rear loader with a 21 m³ capacity and a Skylift lifting system. The trucks are designed for low-noise, CO₂-free waste collection in urban environments.
“With the eEconic, we are bringing locally CO₂e-free and exceptionally low-noise waste collection vehicles onto the road – a clear advantage in urban environments like Stuttgart. At the same time, the handover of these ten vehicles marks an important joint milestone with Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart.”
AWS's new site features a state-of-the-art charging infrastructure with nine overhead truck charging units, car charging stations, and two fast-charging points, powered in part by one of Stuttgart's largest municipal photovoltaic systems. Alongside the ten eEconic, AWS also procured ten diesel Econic trucks. The eEconic 300, built since 2022 at the Wörth plant, uses three battery packs with a total installed capacity of 112 kWh each, enabling single-shift routes without intermediate charging.
Why this matters
Electric refuse trucks reduce noise and emissions in cities, improving quality of life for residents and working conditions for crews.
Terms in This Story
- eEconic
- Battery-electric truck by Mercedes-Benz for municipal applications.
- rear loader
- Waste collection body that compacts refuse into the truck.
- photovoltaic
- Technology that converts sunlight into electricity.
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