The Renault E-Tech T semi-trailer obtains a range of 600 km by 2025

Renault Trucks doesn’t make much headlines outside of France, but the company is serious about electric trucking – and its new MY E-Tech T 2025 electric semi-trailer also offers a significant range: more than 600 km (approximately 375 miles). ) per charge!

Renault claims its trucks have traveled almost 19 million kilometers in all-electric mode, saving more than 29,000 tonnes (around 32,000 tonnes) of CO₂ emissions over the past five years. Now, with up to 600 km of range per charge (compared to 400 km in the 2024 model), you can expect that figure to increase more quickly.

Although it is perfectly suited to long-distance transport, Renault says that ultra-long range itself is not the ultimate goal. Instead, they encourage their fleet customers to specify their truck battery sizes based on their actual needs and optimize capacity for loads, routes and charging strategies.

“We do not intend to embark on a race for autonomy with a single charge,” emphasizes Emmanuel Duperray. “Oversized batteries penalize payload, increase total operating costs and increase the environmental footprint. In essence, an electric truck costs more than a combustion vehicle. We need to rethink low-carbon logistics, that is to say, reconsider transport modes to optimize the use of transport vehicles and therefore reduce the cost per kilometer.

Duperray estimates: “We believe that a range of 600 km, combined with the development of public charging infrastructure networks through the Renault joint venture Milence charging project, will allow the company to achieve “ operational parity” with diesel by 2026.

You can check out the Renault Trucks E-Tech T electric semi-electric in last year’s official truck launch video, below, then tell us what you think of this sleek French workhorse in the section comments at the bottom of the article.

Renault Trucks E-Tech

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