We drive new MAN electric trucks – they’re just like a super smooth and responsive diesel – honest!

We had the chance to drive three of the new MAN fully electric trucks in Munich - full report to follow with a load of stats and specs. The way they work out bhp and torque translates differently, for example: "Depending on the application configuration, the electric motor produces 333 hp (245 kW), 449 hp (330 kW) or 544 hp (400 kW) with corresponding maximum torque of 800, 1,150 or 1,250 Newton meters." Now that doesn't sound like a lot does it?

Most 13-litres are about 2500NM, but anyway shove all that to one side. As a very quick rundown, the heaviest we drove was a 450bhp version at 42 tonnes. That in a diesel truck is going to be working hard.

Here it just wasn't bothered at all. To drive, the electric has torque right from the off and it clicks up the four speed 'box seamlessly. If you were on tipper work doing ten loads a day back and forth to a concrete plant, a week in one of these and you wouldn't hand it back for a diesel.

There are wider questions about electric concerning the governments, infrastructure, power generation and the responsibility of billion pound companies to help hauliers move to electric. All we'll say here is the truck makers are holding up their end of the bargain.

The new MAN eTGS and eTGX are almost identical inside to a diesel version and so easy to get used to a slightly different driving style.

More to come on these trucks in the mag and on here in just a bit.