Austrian Post: We are working step by step on the transport logistics of tomorrow
Österreichische Post AG is investing more than EUR 1.7 million in the further expansion of its electric heavy-duty vehicle fleet and is putting four new e-trucks into operation.
In Styria and Tyrol, Austrian Post is celebrating a premiere with its e-trucks: Two of the new vehicles are stationed at the logistics centers in Kalsdorf near Graz (Styria) and Vomp (Tyrol), where they take care of pick-ups from post offices and company locations and transport parcels, letters and other items to the respective delivery bases. New fast-charging stations have been set up at both locations, charging is carried out exclusively with Austrian electricity from renewable energy sources. Two more e-trucks will be used in Vienna, bringing the number of e-trucks used there to a total of four.
Peter Umundum, Deputy Director General, Member of the Management Board for Parcel & Logistics, Österreichische Post AG: “With the new electric trucks, we are replacing four conventional diesel trucks and thus saving almost 189 tons of direct CO₂ emissions per year. So we are not only expanding our e-fleet in terms of delivery, but are also working step by step on the transport logistics of tomorrow. From Austrian Post’s point of view, these new e-trucks represent an important step towards a lower-emission future, especially for Styria and Tyrol.”
Austrian Post has already been using the first e-trucks in everyday life since May 2024. Since then, two vehicles have been commuting regularly between the Vienna-Inzersdorf logistics centre and Vienna-Schwechat Airport and have also been tested on various routes and altitude profiles throughout Austria. The positive experience in operation now forms the basis for the current fleet expansion in three federal states.
In the tender for the new e-trucks, MAN was awarded the contract as the best bidder with the eTGS. A 6×2 chassis with trailer for swap body bodies (WAB containers) is used, and trailer operation is also possible. Six battery packs together provide a battery capacity of 560 kilowatt hours (kWh), which enables a range of around 400 kilometres. The MAN eTGS is powered by a centrally installed synchronous electric motor with an output of 400 kilowatts (kW), which enables a gross combination weight of up to 44 tonnes.
With the newly installed charging stations, Austrian Post can charge the MAN eTGS from 20 to 80 percent battery level in just under 90 minutes. For charging, only electricity from renewable energy sources is obtained, which was also produced in Austria. The logistics centres in Vienna, Kalsdorf and Vomp also have photovoltaic modules with a total output of approx. 9 megawatts peak (MWp).
The total investment costs for the four new e-trucks, including charging infrastructure, amount to over 1.7 million euros. The purchase was supported by the “Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles and Infrastructure (ENIN)” funding programme of the European Union, the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).