MAN has been taking its ecological responsibilities seriously for a long time and follows a clear roadmap when it comes to electromobility. Since 2009, MAN has been working on new concepts for supply and waste disposal in urban environments, because it is in these cities that the challenge of balancing inner-city goods transport with a healthy, liveable environment for inhabitants is increasing in scope.
In September 2016, MAN first presented the new MAN eTruck, a TGS semitrailer tractor with electric drive, at the IAA. Five months later, MAN and the Council for Sustainable Logistics (CNL) signed a development partnership. This agreement gave the starting signal for the introduction of MAN eTrucks in medium and heavy distribution transport, with a permissible gross train weight from 18 to 26 tonnes.