Amazon is deploying 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks across its German logistics network. The first 27 are already on the road, and the rest are expected before the end of the year. These are not test vehicles: within months, they are due to work full-time on Amazon’s basic distribution routes.
The eActros 600 has a 600-kilowatt-hour battery and a real-world range of 500 kilometers per charge. Mercedes-Benz Trucks installed three lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs in each vehicle. Drivers can recharge during required breaks, allowing the trucks to cover more than 1,000 kilometers in a workday, a distance comparable to that covered by diesel trucks. Industry sources say the battery is designed to last up to 1.2 million kilometers, supporting long-term heavy-duty logistics operations.
Amazon will use the trucks on heavy routes between major logistics hubs and city distribution centers, while smaller vehicles handle the final stretch to customers. This two-step system is part of Amazon’s plan to cut emissions across Europe.
The German rollout follows a larger agreement between Mercedes-Benz and Amazon, signed in 2025, that included more than 200 eActros 600 trucks for the UK. With Germany added, the companies are expanding their effort to electrify Europe’s busiest freight corridors. German and industry publications have described the deployment as full-scale, rather than a small pilot, and part of Amazon’s broader European electrification push.
Amazon is investing more than one billion euros in decarbonizing its European transport operations. Germany alone is receiving more than 400 million euros to fund charging stations and new electric trucks, alongside greener logistics systems. The spending reflects Amazon’s aim to lead the shift away from fossil fuels in logistics.
At IAA 2026, Mercedes-Benz Trucks announced that the eActros 600 will offer the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) as an option starting in 2027, while CCS will remain the standard charging interface. Electrive.net reported that future MCS solutions are expected to allow charging from 10% to 80% in as little as 30 minutes, a potential boost to operational efficiency on long-haul routes.
Production of the eActros 600 began at the Wörth plant in late 2024. Regular deliveries to major European fleets show that electric heavy trucks are becoming part of daily operations. Amazon is already using them in Germany and across its European network.
Other truck makers are also introducing electric models, but Amazon’s rollout is bigger and faster. The commercial vehicle sector is changing quickly, with electric and advanced diesel trucks competing for market share, as industry sources have previously reported.
Amazon and Mercedes-Benz are moving ahead without waiting for new rules or incentives, with major investments and operational changes already in place. The eActros 600’s arrival in Amazon’s German fleet puts zero-emission trucks to work in heavy transport and advances the shift toward cleaner logistics.
