Happy award winners: Bernd Maierhofer (left),
Member of the Executive Board Research Development MAN
Truck Bus AG, and Heiko Vieweg, CEO Benteler
Engineering Services BV.

The innovative MAN Metropolis research vehicle has been
distinguished by being selected as the recipient of the
eCarTec Award 2012. In the course of the 4th International
Fair for Electric- and Hybrid-Mobility in Munich,
Bavaria’s State Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, Katja Hassel,
presented the Bavarian State Award for Electric Mobility to
Bernd Maierhofer, Director of Research and Development at
MAN Truck Bus AG.

The MAN Metropolis is an innovative truck capable of
dealing with heavy-duty transport tasks in cities,
extremely quietly and without emissions. Using power from
regenerative sources supplied by a normal socket, the MAN
Metropolis drives and works without emitting any CO2. Its
energy storage, a lithium-ion battery in modular
construction, is located beneath the cab, guaranteeing
maximum space for the body, optimal weight distribution and
the highest safety levels. A quiet and efficient diesel
engine from the Volkswagen Group generates on-board power
as needed and functions as a range extender for the
heavy-duty truck. The end of this year will see the MAN
Metropolis starting a two-year field test as a refuse
collection vehicle.

From a field of over 70 contenders, an illustrious panel of
judges selected the winners of the eCarTec Award 2012 in a
total of eight categories. The MAN Metropolis was honoured
in the category “Electric vehicles: commercial
vehicles”.