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Driver Tobias Wagner Plans First 28,000-Mile Electric Truck Circumnavigation

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Professional driver Tobias Wagner will attempt the first fully battery-electric truck circumnavigation.
He will travel roughly 28,000 miles through over 30 countries in about one year.
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 carries three 621 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate packs with a claimed 621-mile range.
He targets 80 charging stops, averaging 350 miles per stop, with 400 kW CCS2 fast charging.
The project costs about $796,600, excluding the backup Honda WN7 electric motorcycle.

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Professional driver Tobias Wagner will attempt the first fully battery-electric truck circumnavigation.
He will travel roughly 28,000 miles through over 30 countries in about one year.
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 carries three 621 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate packs with a claimed 621-mile range.
He targets 80 charging stops, averaging 350 miles per stop, with 400 kW CCS2 fast charging.
The project costs about $796,600, excluding the backup Honda WN7 electric motorcycle.