MAN eTGM

The MAN eTGM is a battery-electric 16-tonne distribution truck that MAN Truck & Bus unveiled as a world premiere at the Transpotec Logitec show in Milan on 13 May 2026. It closes the gap between the lighter MAN eTGL and the heavy-duty eTGS and eTGX, so that MAN’s electric range now covers 12 to 50 tonnes.

The eTGM is aimed at urban and regional distribution. Typical uses named by MAN are food and supermarket logistics, municipal work, construction and waste collection. Friedrich Baumann, Member of the Executive Board for Sales & Customer Solutions at MAN Truck & Bus, called it “the ideal electric solution for inner-city and regional distribution transport” and “the logical conclusion to our eTruck portfolio”.

Like the other MAN electric trucks, the eTGM is based on the modular battery-electric platform of the heavy-duty series. The central drive unit, the battery systems, the high-voltage architecture and the thermal management come from the eTGX and eTGS and were adapted to the mid-range segment. The inverter and the battery heating and cooling pumps sit under the cab.

The operating and display concept is the same as in MAN’s diesel trucks, apart from electric-specific displays. Recuperation is strong, which helps in stop-and-go traffic, and it is reportedly adjustable in three stages with one-pedal driving possible. MAN also offers a mechanical power take-off (mPTO), which it describes as unique in this segment, and reportedly an electric PTO as well.

The eTGM is driven by the MAN eCD210 central electric drive with 210 kW (285 hp) and a maximum torque of 800 Nm (590 lb-ft), combined with the MAN TipMatic 2 transmission. The same motor is reportedly rated at 245 kW in the heavy-duty trucks and is limited to 210 kW in the eTGM.

The battery is modular: two to four packs can be fitted, giving up to 320 kWh of usable capacity. Reportedly the packs use NMC cells, hold 80 kWh each and are assembled at MAN’s plant in Nuremberg, and they are shared with the larger electric series and the eTGL. MAN gives a range of up to 480 km (298 miles), depending on configuration.

DC charging is reportedly possible at up to 375 kW, which would take the battery from 10 to 80 percent in 43 minutes on paper with four packs. AC charging is reported to follow, planned by the end of 2027. MAN has not published an official charging time or connector specification in its launch release.

The permissible gross vehicle weight is 16.01 t (35,296 lb), optionally 16.5 t (36,376 lb). The chassis payload is up to about 10.6 t (23,369 lb); reports differ on the conditions, with one stating that this figure applies to the 16.5 t version with the smallest two-pack battery, and that the 16.01 t version carries about 10.1 t (22,267 lb). Gross combination weight with a trailer is up to 33 t (72,753 lb). Wheelbases are described as optimised for body builders, but no figures have been published.

A gross weight just above 16 t was chosen deliberately: in many European markets trucks of this size benefit from significant toll advantages, and electric trucks also help fleets meet EU CO2 targets for heavy commercial vehicles.

Series production of the eTGM is reportedly planned for 2027 at MAN’s plant in Kraków, Poland, on a flexible line shared with diesel trucks, although reports on the start date differ. Prices have not been announced. A small series of trucks under the name eTGM, built on a different platform with a 185 kWh battery and a range of about 190 km, was reportedly produced in 2020.