TheseMercedes eActros 300trucks will transport ten full truckloads a day.

The daily range for each vehicle will be around 300 kilometres.

Once back at the brewery, the freighters will recharge at fast-charging points provided by Finnish startup Kempower.

Einride’s electric trucks to deliver Heineken beer to Germany

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The startup also monitors the reduction in emissions and displays all this information on a dashboard.

While Einride is best known for its autonomous vehicles, these trucks will be driven by humans.

Siôn Geschwindt

Boring, I know.

And it seems to be paying off, too.

The startup has recently acquired some major customers in Europe.

German grocery chains Kaufland and Rewe also recently started using Einrides transport service.

Its not the first beer transport for Einride either.

Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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