MAN Truck & Bus has started production of battery packs for electric commercial vehicles at its Nuremberg site. According to the company, it invested around 250 million euros in the respective infrastructure. Production is said to be initially designed for 50,000 battery packs per year and could be doubled to 100,000 packs if demand is sufficient.
Adapting to different product variants
The production process is organized on a modular basis, not line-bound, and supported by automated transport systems. According to MAN, this structure makes it possible to adapt to different product variants. MAN has also announced that for future battery generations it will produce not only the battery packs but also the modules in Nuremberg. The externally sourced battery cells are based on NMC chemistry.
Funding of around 48 million euros
Both the German federal and state governments are funding the project to the tune of around 18 million euros. The Free State of Bavaria is providing an additional 30 million euros for research into cell chemistry, aging behavior, and battery safety. Series production of the new eTrucks is scheduled to start at the companyʼs Munich plant in June 2025. MAN currently expects that by 2030 around half of all trucks in Europe and around 90 percent of all city buses will be delivered with zero-emission drives.
Source:
https://press.mantruckandbus.com/corporate/man-invests-half-a-billion-euros-in-nuremberg/
