Overview
- Manufacturers unveiled Europe‑specific heavy battery trucks at IAA Hannover on Monday, with most firms announcing customer deliveries or charger shipments targeting 2027.
- Tesla published European Semi specs showing about 550 km range at a 40‑tonne test weight and began selling Semi chargers in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK with charger deliveries expected from mid‑2027.
- BYD debuted the ETT 44 with a 651 kWh Blade battery, a claimed up to 600 km range, 1.5 MW Flash Charging capability and a bundled vehicle‑plus‑charger sales pitch backed by an extended battery warranty.
- Volvo and Scania matched the trend toward very large packs and Megawatt Charging System (MCS) support, with Volvo offering 640 kWh usable capacity for combinations up to 80 tonnes and Scania outlining configurations that can reach about 720 km using additional behind‑cab batteries.
- The key open questions are where and when public MCS stalls will appear, how trucks will be priced and produced locally, and whether fleets will buy chargers themselves or rely on third‑party networks, all of which will determine uptime, payload economics and real‑world fleet adoption.