Over 2 tons of ice cream and 478 km of range: this Mercedes is the first electric ice cream truck available for purchase.
12/11/2026 12:00
Updated to
12/11/2026 14:56
In recent years, we’ve seen various electric cars and vehicles, but manufacturing and selling the world’s first electric ice cream truck is something no manufacturer has achieved to date.
It’s true that companies like Rivian or Nissan developed prototypes for this purpose, but they never entered production or were put on the market. That’s exactly what British specialist Whitby Morrison has accomplished. Describing himself as “the world’s leading ice cream truck manufacturer,” he has introduced the first electric ice cream truck available globally, built on a Mercedes eSprinter chassis with a range of up to 478 kilometers.
This Mercedes eSprinter can produce and transport more than 2 tons of ice cream
As reported by Electrek, the British company Whitby Morrison — founded in 1962 — has unveiled the world’s first electric ice cream truck available for sale legally. Built on a Mercedes eSprinter chassis, it offers a range of up to 478 kilometers.
What’s its price? This manufacturer sells its vehicles in the UK, Europe, and even the US, so it advises checking its website for the final cost of this electric truck. But to give you an idea, a Mercedes eSprinter in Spain, without any conversion, costs 58,764 euros.
Its manufacturer highlights for this electric truck both the Mercedes eSprinter’s maximum range of 478 km and its maximum authorized weight — the total weight with which this electric van can operate — of 4.25 tons. Given that the minimum weight of the Mercedes eSprinter starts at 2,000 kilograms, this electric ice cream truck is actually capable of producing and transporting up to 2 tons of ice cream.
We say it manufactures ice cream because this Mercedes is equipped with a machine inside for making ice cream, along with four industrial refrigerators or a system for hot and cold water. With these facilities, this Mercedes can produce 3,000 ice cream cones per load.
Now, the 478 km range claimed by Whitby Morrison on its website also deserves scrutiny, as the manufacturer claims that all the machines and refrigerators in this electric truck needed to produce 2 tons of ice cream operate… using the energy from this Mercedes’s batteries. This logically results in a lower range.
This electric ice cream truck is already in operation in England
Indeed, in the video released by the manufacturer, which you can watch here; they already mention a range of “over 180 miles,” which translates to more than 290 kilometers of actual range.
And this figure could very well be — needless to say — accurate, given that Whitby Morrison already has practical experience with this electric truck. This experience has enabled him to sell this unique Mercedes eSprinter to the British ice cream chain Hocking’s Dairy, which has been using it since last July for “up to 12 hours” at a time without any issues, including range problems.
"The launch of our first electric ice cream truck, the world’s first fully certified one, is something we’re incredibly proud of," says Ed Whitby from Whitby Morrison. "Designed specifically for this purpose, it has been developed to meet the needs of real ice cream vendors, while helping the industry move toward a cleaner and quieter future."