DHL Freight puts SuperPanther electric truck into regular Dutch and Belgian service
DHL Freight says its first Europe-built SuperPanther eTopas 600 has moved from trials to commercial operations, serving domestic Dutch routes and cross-border freight to Belgium since September.
In an update published on 14 October, DHL said the battery-electric heavy truck covers around 2,000 kilometres a week and works across different routes rather than a single fixed shuttle or terminal.
The operator describes daily operating experience as positive and says the deployment is providing evidence on integrating electric vehicles into existing networks. DHL Freight Netherlands and Belgium also plans to add around 40 further electric vehicles in the coming months; those additions are not yet reported as deployed.
The announcement concerns regular road-freight operations, following earlier tests and July production. It does not establish a new pallet service or independently verified fleet-wide emissions saving.
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- Source organisation
- DHL Group
- Original date
- 14 Oct 2026
- Published by us
- 16 Oct 2026
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