Five Minutes With… Alexander Vlaskamp, Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus

Tell us about MAN’s new all-electric eTGX

With the new MAN eTGX, we are taking the next big step on the road to the decarbonisation of long-distance transport. The combination of a new generation of batteries, an even longer range, megawatt charging and a vehicle design that is consistently designed for efficiency creates tangible economic added value for our customers in daily use. At the same time, we are improving direct visibility and thus safety for all road users.

What about batteries and range?

Combined with a new generation of batteries with ten per cent more usable energy than the previous generation, as well as up to 20 per cent more powerful recuperation, the new MAN eTGX is up to three per cent more efficient than the previous model. 

For a typical 4×2 semitrailer tractor with six batteries and a total capacity of 552 kWh, this increases the range to up to 660 kilometres (410 miles). The 6×2 semitrailer tractor, which will also be available in the future, can reach up to 720 kilometres (447 miles) with seven batteries and a total capacity of 644 kWh without intermediate charging. The modularity, small size and weight of the battery modules remain unchanged. There is an increase in drive power, which will reach up to 598 hp in the future.

Describe MAN’s charging port

Charging stops are particularly time-saving with the optional MCS charging port, which has been in series production by MAN since July. With the maximum charging power of 750 kW, the batteries can be refilled in around thirty minutes and can therefore take place during the driver’s driving break. Shorter idle times mean better vehicle utilisation, greater flexibility and thus even more efficient use. 

How about the safety and comfort features?

In addition to improved efficiency, the optimised front end of the new MAN eTGX also ensures greater safety: in conjunction with a lowered windscreen frame and a new low-visibility window in the passenger door, the driver has a better direct view of other road users in front of and next to the vehicle.

Its flow-optimised front end, which has been extended by 120 millimetres and features a single-frame grille, continuous fog light strip and optimised wind deflectors, reduces air resistance and thus contributes to the longer range.

At the same time, the extension of the front in conjunction with a lowering of the dashboard and a lowered windscreen wiper system improves the driver’s direct view of other road users directly in front of the vehicle.

Additional safety is provided by the new low-visibility window in the passenger door, which provides a better view of the immediate field to the right of the vehicle when turning.

Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus

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