Electric Trucks - pilot project "MegaWATT"

Freight transport is responsible for 50% of CO2 emissions in urban road traffic. Transports by small trucks have doubled since 1990. A further increase is to be expected due to the increasing online trade. E-mobility in short-distance transport is an option to reduce pollutant and noise pollution.

As part of the "MegaWATT" research project, truck manufacturer MAN has launched a pilot project to test electric trucks (26-tonne electric vehicles) in urban areas. Nine electric trucks with a range of 180 km are currently being tested in the urban areas of Vienna, Graz and Salzburg. The aim of the "MegaWATT" research project, funded by the Climate and Energy Fund and led by the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), is CO2-free urban logistics by 2030 in larger conurbations.

Source and futher informations: https://projekte.ffg.at/projekt/3051082