IVECO’s S-eWay Artic began first customer deliveries in 2026, equipped with CATL’s new-generation LFP batteries and a battery warranty of 10 years or 1.2 million kilometres — matching the strongest written terms in the segment (SANY e263’s 8-yr/1.2M-km, SoH ≥70%). The tractor’s drivetrain produces 653 hp and 1,800 Nm, with thermal management claimed to preserve performance and fast-charge capability down to −30°C (20–80% in 60 minutes in cold conditions).

Two industry signals in one product. First, the warranty war is now mainstream: IVECO joins Renault Trucks (6-yr/720k standard, 10-yr optional) and SANY in publishing battery terms — fleet buyers should treat written SoH-defined warranties as a standard RFP requirement, because three major makers now offer them. Second, the chemistry pivot: CATL LFP in an IVECO flagship shows LFP’s cost-durability logic winning even inside European OEMs, after Mercedes chose LFP for the eActros 600 — nickel chemistries are retreating from heavy trucks.

Our scorecard will fold the S-eWay Artic into IVECO’s next review: written 10-year terms lift the warranty dimension directly, and named deliveries (Disfrimur’s rigid, ~100 Q2 registrations per ICCT) begin fixing the track-record deduction that has held IVECO mid-table.