Around the world in 80 charges with the eActros 600
Tobias Wagner, a professional truck driver and content creator with 160,000 followers under the alias "Elektrotrucker", is planning the world's first 100% electric truck circumnavigation. He will take the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to cover 45,000 km across more than 35 countries, in a maximum of 80 charging stops. This project, conducted in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, aims to evaluate the real-world capabilities of electric heavy goods vehicles and to map existing infrastructure gaps.
The eActros 600 selected for this project is a 4x2 rigid truck that came off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth-am-Rhein in April 2026. It carries three LFP batteries with a nominal capacity of 207 kWh each, totalling 621 kWh installed. This architecture gives it a range of 500 km in long-distance transport at 40 tonnes GVW, with a daily capacity potentially exceeding 1,000 km when charging takes place during mandatory rest periods. LFP technology enables use of more than 95% of the installed capacity, with a projected battery state of health above 80% after 1.2 million kilometres.
For the expedition, the vehicle has been adapted: single tyres, additional front headlights, a spare wheel mount integrating a mobile charging unit. A motorhome-type living cell, developed by Bliss Mobil, will be fitted to the chassis. The rigid truck configuration, lighter than a tractor-trailer combination, will allow the nominal range to be significantly exceeded.
45,000 km, 35 countries, 80 charging stops
The route will cross contrasting environments: equipped motorway networks, rural roads and remote areas where high-power charging infrastructure for heavy goods vehicles is virtually non-existent. Planning incorporates climatic, topographical and homologation constraints specific to each territory. Wagner has already accumulated 200,000 kilometres in electric driving, including several thousand at the wheel of an eActros 600 since the summer of 2025 on behalf of Nanno Janssen Spedition GmbH in Leer, Lower Saxony.
An industrial programme in active deployment
The eActros 600 has been in series production since late 2024 at the Wörth-am-Rhein plant and is already deployed in more than 15 European countries. Voted "International Truck of the Year 2025" by a jury of 24 specialist journalists, it is now available in more than 40 variants, all based on LFP technology and the in-house developed eAxle. The presentation of the finalised expedition vehicle is scheduled for early summer 2026, with departure in the autumn.
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