Gummys go green as HARIBO turns to electric semi trucks
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- HARIBO and transport partner Recht Logistik are deploying battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 semi trucks on delivery routes linking the company's sites in Grafschaft, Neuss, and Eindhoven, routes HARIBO describes as ideally suited for electric transport.
- The eActros 600 trucks offer up to 600 km (~370 miles) of range per charge and support 400 kW DC fast charging, enabling reliable daily deliveries and quick turnarounds for additional runs.
- Stefan Sorce, Managing Director of HARIBO Logistics, called the development of transport solutions 'an important building block' in achieving the company's sustainability goals.
- HARIBO expects the electrified routes to cut CO2 emissions by up to 37 kg per 100 km compared to a conventional diesel truck, translating to roughly 171 kg saved per day over two cycles.
- On an annualized basis, HARIBO projects savings of more than 40 metric tons of CO2 emissions across a 250-day working year from the new electric routes.
- The deployment is part of a larger sustainability initiative from the German candy giant to measurably reduce logistics emissions in collaboration with experienced partners.
Why it matters: HARIBO is putting a concrete CO2-reduction figure on a real-world electric truck rollout — over 40 metric tons per year on established German and Dutch routes — showing that even a consumer-brand logistics operation can pencil out the climate math on battery-electric semis with 600 km of range.
