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The initial reaction is always:

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electric vehicles and winter service,

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that can't work.

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We have proven it does.

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This is our eActros 400.

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A vehicle with a

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fully electric drive

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in winter service operations.

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The vehicle has covered almost 10,000 km

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at the German Highways Agency

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in winter service operations;

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they have tested it

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and they approve of it.

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We have been receiving

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an increasing number of requests for

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electric vehicles

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because they are significantly more comfortable,

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especially for drivers.

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Given that there are no vibrations,

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no background noise,

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I am significantly

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less stressed.

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And it's really fun

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to drive such a vehicle.

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And once you also realise

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that the vehicle has around 540 hp,

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delivered directly to the rear axle,

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it’s not just fun for the sake of it –

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it's a real driving experience.

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It's agile despite its length.

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This is the hook lift

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for large containers

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so it's also suitable for disposal as

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well as landscaping operations.

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This is the eActros,

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for year-round use, thanks to

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the installed gritter,

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a 6.5-cubic-metre Bucher gritter,

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which is also electrically powered

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and installed in this vehicle.

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Installed behind the cab

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we have the ZF-eWorX.

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What’s that all about? This is a way of

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converting the battery's electrical energy

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to rotational energy or

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hydraulic energy

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in the so-called ePTO.

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It drives this hook lift

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so that it can also be powered

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by the PTO.

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The big advantage of an electric vehicle

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is, of course, you'll know this,

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the vehicle is stationary, the hook lift

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is loading and unloading,

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and all the while the engine is running.

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You don't have that with an electric vehicle.

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The hydraulic power is only

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used when we really need it and

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the rest of the time

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it consumes no energy at all.

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So, of course, the vehicle

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saves energy throughout

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its operating time.

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Another major advantage of

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electrically driving

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a hook lift:

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it is

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significantly quieter.

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Consequently, when the vehicle is in

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in the town, the engine won't be running

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continuously like normal,

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the only thing you hear

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is the subtle buzz of the

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hydraulic pump when loading and unloading,

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and so nearby residents,

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as well as the workers themselves, are not

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constantly exposed to noise.

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And that’s precisely why we,

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at Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks, are

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explicitly focused on the municipal sector,

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to integrate these exact product requirements

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into our new model series at an early stage

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and to then also

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be able to cover

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special applications such as winter services

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or transporting grass cuttings in

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municipalities

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with our products.