Scania has opened global orders for a new under-cab battery module and its 750kW Megawatt Charging System for battery-electric trucks. The Swedish manufacturer’s new architecture offers usable capacities up to 560kWh, ranges exceeding 800km in some configurations and a 400kWh option that preserves full legal payload under EU rules.
Sweden-based Scania has begun the global sales rollout of a new under-cab battery module for its battery-electric trucks and has simultaneously opened orders for its Megawatt Charging System (MCS), expanding the configurations available to fleet operators electrifying heavy-duty and long-haul applications.
The under-cab module is positioned beneath the driver’s cab rather than along the chassis rails, freeing up space for bodywork and giving the manufacturer more flexibility in weight distribution. Adding a fifth or seventh battery pack via the new module raises usable capacity to 400kWh or 560kWh respectively, with the larger configuration capable of ranges “well beyond 800km on one charge” in some applications, according to the company.
The 400kWh option delivers a typical range of 360km. Scania notes that the increase in Gross Train Weight (GTW) allowance introduced by the European Union in 2025 — which provides an additional two tonnes for electric vehicles compared with diesel equivalents — allows this capacity to be carried without reducing payload below the legal maximum.
The cell supply backstory is worth noting. Scania had originally intended to use cells from Northvolt and target up to 728kWh of energy capacity, but switched to batteries from Traton sister-brand MAN after Northvolt’s insolvency disrupted those plans.
Alongside the new pack, Scania has opened orders for its Megawatt Charging System (MCS) at 750kW, which the company positions as enabling a “charge-during-rest-break” strategy rather than over-sizing the battery for worst-case journeys. Drivers can top up from around 20% to 75% during a legally mandated rest stop, with further charging at the depot.
“The new under-cab battery module optimises the placing of the truck batteries to transporters’ advantage,” says Tobias Ejderhamn, global manager, transformation and new business at Scania. “Thus, with the right battery set-up, MCS and a good charging strategy – using Scania’s own charging company Erinion or Scania Charging Access out on the road – our customers can easily solve the range versus payload question.”
Ejderhamn adds: “All of this just underlines the fact that haulage companies who choose Scania’s electric trucks are transporting goods, not kilowatt hours, and reducing their total cost of operation.”
Lars Gustafsson, head of solutions management at Scania, says the combined launch broadens the operational envelope for hauliers considering electrification. “Scania can now offer transport operators a comprehensive path to electrification and sustainable transport; one that is reliable, seamless, and commercially viable. With these two new additions to customers’ armoury it has become even easier and more attractive to make the change to electric transport.”
DC charging via CCS2 remains available at 375kW / 500A, delivering a full charge in 90 minutes at the 560kWh configuration.
