Series production of various models in Europe, North America and Japan will be launched in 2022.
Daimler Trucks & Buses boasted that its electric trucks and buses, sold or tested by customers around the world, already covered more than 7 million (4.35 million miles).
The company works on an entire lineup of EVs, under Mercedes-Benz, Fuso and Freightliner brands. Some models are already in production, others just in pilot-phase, ahead of series production in 2022. The main focus in on the key Daimler markets: Europe, North America and Japan.
Let’s take a look at what vehicles the company develops.
Mercedes-Benz trucks
Mercedes-Benz eActros
Mercedes-Benz Econic (ICE)
Fuso trucks
- Fuso eCanter – since September 2017, the company deployed more than 170 light-duty electric trucks, produced on a small scale in Kawasaki, Japan and in Tramagal, Portugal.
The 7.49-ton eCanter with 100 km (62 miles) range is used by customers in Japan, the United States and Europe.
It’s expected that the production will increase at a later point.
2020 Fuso eCanter
Fuso eCanter
Freightliner trucks
- Freightliner eM2 (range of 370 km / 230 miles) – to be produced from late 2022 (delayed from late 2021)
- Freightliner eCascadia (range of 400 km / 250 miles) – to be produced from mid-2022 (delayed from late 2021)
Freightliner EVs for the North American market were unveiled in June 2018. Currently about 38 test vehicles are in customer hands in a variety of applications including regional and local distribution, food distribution and parcel delivery.
Freightliner eM2
Freightliner eCascadia
The company is working also on electric vans Freightliner MT50e.
Mercedes-Benz buses
Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G
EV buses in the North America
Additionally, in the U.S., Daimler partners with Proterra on Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school electric buses, produced by its subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB).
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