The Munich-based commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus has at Solutrans 2025 in Lyon presented a new variant of its fully electric MAN eTGL chassis, specifically for refrigerated box bodies. With this, the 12-tonner now also enables local emission-free and very quiet distribution transport of temperature-sensitive goods such as food. A high-voltage interface enables direct supply of the refrigeration unit from the vehicle network – efficient and weight-optimized. The fully electric refrigerated logistics portfolio from MAN thus spans twelve to forty-two tons.
With 160 kWh usable battery capacity, the range of the MAN eTGL, depending on body and application, without intermediate charging, is up to 310 kilometers – more than sufficient for typical daily routes in urban and regional distribution traffic, the manufacturer says. In addition, the electric distributor is to be recharged by fast charging technology from ten to 80
percent in around 35 minutes. The daily range thus grows to up to 600 kilometers.
„With the new eTGL for refrigerated logistics, we significantly expand the deployment spectrum of our lightweight eTruck. Together with eTGX and eTGS, we now have a highly efficient zero-emission portfolio for temperature-controlled logistics – from inner-city distribution to long-haul transport“, says Friedrich Baumann, Executive Board member for Sales & Customer Solutions at MAN Truck & Bus.
As with the larger eTGX and eTGS, the eTGL benefits from current efficiency improvements that include more economical ancillary equipment, more consistent waste heat recovery and improved driving functions, which are expected to increase the range by around ten percent. An eTGX tractor-trailer with six batteries now reaches up to 570 kilometers, an eTGX Solo chassis with box body up to 870 kilometers without intermediate charging.
MAN uses the eTruck modular
platform
The eTGL is based on the proven 12-ton model from the diesel portfolio. With up to 6.6 tonnes payload, a wheelbase of 4,500 mm, body lengths between 6,200 and 7,300 mm, and the driver’s cab entry with only one step, the eTGL targets urban distribution traffic. The fully digital 12.3-inch display provides information about state of charge, range and energy consumption.
For power supply and drive, the eTGL uses the same electric component kit as the heavy eTruck model ranges MAN eTGX and eTGS. This includes the battery packs developed in-house and produced at the Nuremberg plant, each with 80 kWh usable battery capacity, as well as the smallest of the three available drive variants, centrally mounted in the frame, with a 285 PS electric motor and a two-speed transmission.
Modular Battery Concept
A feature claimed for the modular battery concept
specially tailored for commercial vehicles. It enables a multitude of individual tractor-trailer and chassis variants, so that almost all transport tasks previously realized with diesel trucks can today be represented fully electrically – from 42-tonne low-loader for volume transports over classic dump trucks and three-axle waste collectors to a 12-tonne deep-freeze distributor for supermarket deliveries, as the Munich-based company promotes.
E-Trucks prove themselves in practice
Around 400 e-Trucks from the manufacturer have covered more than nine million kilometers in customer use in just under a year – with a low average consumption of around 93 kWh per 100 kilometers, as the company notes. As with the larger models, customers also have access to the so-called 360-degree eMobility Consulting: The advisory service for switching to electric mobility includes, among other things, customer-specific analyses of vehicle use and charging infrastructure requirements – especially also
