On 11MAR25, the Duvenbeck Group launched regular operations with MAN’s new eTGX Ultra Low Liner electric truck on the route linking Duvenbeck’s Herne logistics warehouse and Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg factory. Duvenbeck is among the pioneers of this electric truck, and the initiative is part of Volkswagen’s ‘goTOzero impact logistics’ program, which is focused on climate-friendly logistics. The use of electric trucks is one important step towards reducing long-term CO2 emissions in road transport. And this is the first truck of what is planned to eventually become a fleet of 120, according to the Letter of Intent signed by Duvenbeck and MAN. Currently, the single electric truck charges at public infrastructure along its route and at Duvenbeck’s Herne facility. Plans are in place to establish charging infrastructure at Duvenbeck’s Peine site later this year. The single eTGX electric truck which sets off from the Herne handling center, carrying a full truck-load consolidation of parts from various suppliers to the Wolfsburg factory, currently travels a distance of 317 kilometers each way. Simon Motter, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics, confirmed: “This means that the first BEV Lowliners with a loading height of three meters are running over a medium distance in our regional forwarding network for materials logistics and are proving their cost-effectiveness and suitability for everyday use.”
Hakan Bicil, CEO of Duvenbeck, stated: “The increasing use of electric trucks such as the MAN eTGX, forms a major part of Duvenbeck’s corporate strategy of implementing both sustainable and efficient logistics solutions. We will have 15 MAN eTGX Ultra Low Liner trucks in our fleet by the end of this month. The experience that we are gaining on the route day by day is playing an active part in helping us to further develop and promote sustainable logistics.”
