MAN Product Highlights at IAA 2018

MAN has been taking its ecological responsibilities seriously for a long time and follows a clear roadmap when it comes to electromobility. Since 2009, MAN has been working on new concepts for supply and waste disposal in urban environments, because it is especially inside cities that the challenge of balancing inner-city goods transport with a healthy, liveable environment for inhabitants is increasing in scope,

At IAA 2018 MAN is unveiling fully electric Man eTruck, MAN eTGM for distribution transport also the MAN eTGE, a variant of the new MAN van with electric drive. With that, MAN is one of the first manufacturers to present fully electric solutions for the whole city logistics sector between 3 and 26 tonnes.

For city busses, the trend is clearly to alternative drive systems. Along with the new MAN Lion’s City G and the MAN Lion’s City with MAN EfficientHybrid, the fully electric MAN Lion’s City E will make its first public appearance at IAA 2018. The next step will be to test it in everyday conditions in various European cities before series production begins in 2020.

MAN eTRUCK

MAN first presented the new MAN eTruck in September 2016, a TGS semitrailer tractor with electric drive, at the IAA. Five months later, MAN and the Council for Sustainable Logistics (CNL) signed a development partnership. This agreement gave the starting signal for the introduction of MAN eTrucks in medium and heavy distribution transport, with a permissible gross train weight from 18 to 26 tonnes.

The MAN eTruck complies with all the necessary requirements for the inner-city distribution transport of the future. It features the same payload as the models with standard internal combustion engines and boasts virtually silent and emission-free performance.Along with electric drive, auxiliary units such as power steering, air compressors and air-conditioning systems are also electrically driven. This makes demand-dependent, energy-saving steering possible. In addition, the kinetic energy of the vehicle is converted into electrical energy during overrun phases while on the move and then fed back into the battery accumulator. 

MAN laid the foundations for the eTruck in 2012, with the development of the MAN Metropolis hybrid vehicle. Valuable expertise in terms of electromobility was collected in numerous real-world deployments. The IAA 2016 marked the time to shine: for the first time, MAN presented a fully electrically driven semitrailer tractor for use in inner-city night-time distribution, e.g. for food markets. In the following months, MAN built further fully electric concept vehicles based on the MAN TGM in the weight class from 18 to 26 tonnes. In 2018 the MAN eTruck will be undergoing tests at nine CNL partner companies. Everyday conditions in various European cities before series production begins in 2020.

MAN LION’S CITY HYBRID

The MAN Lion’s City Hybrid is the optimum solution for urban scheduled bus services of the future. Because its innovative hybrid drive concept combines sustainable driving with ultimate economy.

Maximum transport efficiency is achieved with minimum emissions. The MAN hybrid bus consumes up to 30 percent less fuel and therefore saves up to 10,000 litres of diesel fuel per year — a result also reflected in CO₂emissions: the MAN Lion’s City Hybrid pollutes the environment by up to 26 tons CO₂ less per year than comparable city buses with conventional motorisation. The modern hybrid drive not only protects the environment and wallet, through its reduced noise and exhaust emissions at bus stops it also improves the quality of life in inner cities.