eEconic Refuse Truck

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck has an Irish list price of €380,000 (including 23% VAT). After the ZEHDV Grant (Dept. of Transport, administered by TII) of €24,722, the net cost is approximately €355,278. Confirm current pricing with your authorised dealer and verify grant eligibility at seai.ie.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck has a WLTP official range of 200km. In real-world Irish conditions — stop-start delivery routes, cold mornings and motorway runs with payload — expect approximately 154km per charge. This suits depot-based daily operations comfortably.

The ZEHDV grant is not a flat figure — it is calculated as a percentage of the price differential between the Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck and the equivalent diesel truck (TII baseline: €259,500 ex VAT). For this vehicle, that works out to approximately €29,666 for a small enterprise (60%), €24,722 for a medium enterprise (50%), or €14,833 for a large enterprise (30%) of the €49,443 price differential. The ZEHDV scheme is administered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) on behalf of the Department of Transport — not SEAI. Applications go to: zehdvgrant@pierse.ie. Total ZEHDV support is capped at €500,000 per undertaking (including affiliates) per budgetary year. The vehicle must be new and zero-emission. See our full ZEHDV grant guide for enterprise-size definitions and how the cap works, and contact TII/Pierse Fitzgibbon directly to confirm your figure before ordering.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck has a maximum payload of see specification sheet at a GVW of 27 tonnes. Note that electric trucks carry a slightly heavier kerb weight than diesel equivalents due to battery mass — always verify the specific variant's VIN plate payload figure. The WLTP range of 200km is tested at 80% of maximum payload.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck has a WLTP official range of 200km, measured at 80% payload under standardised test conditions. Under real-world Irish conditions — full payload, motorway speeds, varying weather — expect approximately 154km per charge. For route planning, use 123km as a conservative daily operational figure, leaving a 20% buffer. For long-haul routes beyond this, plan a midday rapid charge stop — the Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck supports up to 160kW DC, adding approximately 100km of range in 22 minutes.

At 100,000km per year: depot charging at €0.24/kWh costs approximately €47,520 in electricity — compared to approximately €49,500 in diesel at €1.65/L for an equivalent truck. Annual fuel saving: approximately €1,980. Add maintenance savings — no diesel particulate filter, no AdBlue, no oil services, fewer brake replacements — typically €3,000–€6,000/year. Most fleet operators reach total cost of ownership parity within 3–4 years once the ZEHDV grant is factored in — see the pricing section above for this vehicle's specific grant range by enterprise size.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck supports up to 160kW DC and 22kW AC. For overnight depot charging, a 22kW three-phase AC wallbox delivers a full charge in approximately 18 hours — ideal for vehicles returning to base each night. For faster turnaround, a 150kW+ DC charger charges 10–80% in approximately 111 minutes. ESB ecars Business and EasyGo Fleet both provide commercial depot charging solutions in Ireland. SEAI's EV Infrastructure grant can cover up to 75% of installation costs for commercial depots — apply before installation begins.

As a zero-emission vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck produces no tailpipe CO₂ or NOx — it will not be subject to restrictions in any planned Irish Low Emission Zone. Dublin City Council and Cork City Council are both advancing LEZ plans targeting diesel vehicles in city centre and port areas. The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck will have unrestricted access to these zones when implemented. For operators currently running diesel trucks on inner-city routes, transitioning to zero-emission vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck now — supported by the ZEHDV grant — positions your fleet ahead of compliance requirements.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck supports up to 160kW DC and 22kW AC charging. At a 7.4kW home wallbox, a full charge takes approximately 54 hours. At a 50kW ESB ecars rapid charger, 10–80% takes around 333 minutes. At the maximum 160kW DC rate, 10–80% takes approximately 104 minutes.

The Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck uses CCS (DC fast charging) and Type 2 (AC), compatible with all major Irish networks including ESB ecars, Ionity, EZO, Circle K and Applegreen.

Motor tax for the Mercedes-Benz eEconic Refuse Truck is €900 per year — the rate for a zero-emission heavy goods vehicle (HGV) in the 27t GVW class. Commercial vehicle motor tax in Ireland is determined by gross vehicle weight (GVW), not CO₂ emissions. You can verify the exact band for your vehicle at motortax.ie.