Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 named International Truck of the Year 2025
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 has been named the International Truck of the Year 2025. It was honoured for the performance of its powertrain, which is based on two 400 kW electric motors on the electric axle and three LFP battery packs of 207 kWh each, enabling a range of more than 500 kilometres without recharging.
The win for Mercedes-Benz marks only the second time in the award’s 48-year history that a zero-emission truck has claimed this title. According to Mercedes-Benz, the eActros 600 for the long-haul is ready and heralds a new era in the transport industry.
With 88 votes, the German truck manufacturer’s heavy-duty battery electric vehicle (BEV) beat competition from Volvo Trucks’ Aero range with electric or conventional powertrains and the Iveco S-eWay electric tractor.
It is worth repeating, as the judges saw for themselves, with over 600 kWh of installed capacity, a standard 40-tonne tractor-semi-trailer combination can achieve a range of over 500 kilometres without intermediate recharging. That is impressive and a game changer.
The IAA Transportation 2024 in Hannover, also saw the presentation of other International commercial awards, including the International Bus of the Year, International Van of the Year, the Truck Innovation Award, and the International Trailer Award, all honouring outstanding achievements and innovations in the transport and logistics industry.
MAN hTGX wins Truck Innovation Award 2025
The MAN hTGX won the Truck Innovation Award 2025. This special recognition was given to MAN’s hTGX for diesel-like performance and driveability delivered by MAN’s 16.8-litre H4576 in-line six spark-ignition hydrogen engine.
MAN Truck & Bus says that it will be the first European truck producer to set up a small series with hydrogen combustion. The small series, initially planned with around 200 units, is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as early as 2025.
The MAN hTGX will be available in 6×2 and 6×4 axle configurations, enabling a high payload and maximum ranges of up to 600 kilometres. The hydrogen combustion engine H45 is based on the proven D38 diesel unit and will be produced in the engine and battery plant in Nuremberg.
Solaris wins International Bus of the Year 2025
Solaris has been named International Bus of the Year 2025. It impressed the jury with its outstanding performance and its progress in the field of hydrogen.
Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is a leading producer of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of low-emission and zero-emission vehicles, electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses.
Over 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group S.A.
Renault Master wins International Van of the Year 2025
The new Renault Master has won the title of International Van of the Year 2025. The model impressed the jury with innovative technologies, striking design improvements, and an important step for the area of sustainable mobility.
Its Aerovan design and new multi-energy platform make it the new standard on the market, and the most efficient vehicle in its class, across the ICE, electric and hydrogen line-up.
The award was presented at a ceremony during the IAA Transportation show in Hanover this week.
The Master is Renault’s fifth van to win this award, following Renault Master II (IVOTY 1998), Renault Trafic II (IVOTY 2002), Kangoo Z.E (IVOTY 2012) and Kangoo Van III (IVOTY 2022). And Renault is on a roll, as this comes in addition to the European Car of the Year prize won by Scenic E-Tech electric this February.
Renault says this is “a wonderful reward and a true tribute to all the teams who worked on this project”.
It adds that the new Master is “a perfect example of what has made Renault’s light commercial vehicles amazing for more than 120 years: they are innovative, disruptive, multi-energy and designed to be customised in practically endless ways to meet each of our professional customers’ individual wants and needs”.
