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58 www.autosubindustry.comELECTRIFIED INBOUND LOGISTICSLeinfelden%u2011Echterdingen %u2013 The decarbonization of transport is gaining further momentum in Europe. In 2025, around 5,000 new battery-electric trucks over 16 metric tons were registered in the EU(1), representing growth of approximately 51 percent year over year.Nevertheless, market share remains at only about two percent%u2014highlighting both the significant need for action and the substantial potential of CO2e-free commercial vehicles in real-world operation. Despite rising new registrations, persistent myths remain regarding range, economic viability, and charging infrastructure.Mercedes%u2011Benz Trucks is now substantiating, based on extensive real-world data and concrete customer applications, that the batteryelectric vehicles already operate reliably to dan and can be economically viable in daily use, including total cost of ownership (TCO), under the right conditions. lectrified inbound logistics %u2013 successful in real-world operationMercedes%u2011Benz Trucks is driving the transformation of the transport industry toward CO2e-free drivetrains and is also relying on battery-electric trucks within its own supply chain. The four German production sites in Gaggenau, Kassel, Mannheim, and W%u00f6rth am Rhein are pursuing the ambitious goal of fully electrifying inbound transport of production materials under their own freight responsibility over the coming years. Today, Mercedes%u2011Benz Trucks already deploys battery-electric trucks on around 30 percent of the inbound routes to the W%u00f6rth am Rhein assembly plant. This logistics concept earned the company the VDA Logistics Award in 2025. Awarded annually by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), the prize recognizes outstanding logistics solutions in the industry and is based on an evaluation by an independent expert jury using defined criteria. In addition, the electrified inbound logistics project received the %u2018European Transport Award for Sustainability 2026%u2019 from HUSS Publishing in the category %u2018Sustainability in Transport Operations%u2019. An independent panel of experts from industry, academia, associations, and Real-world operational data reveal the potential of battery-electric trucks