Mercedes-Benz are getting ready to unleash their
first all-electric truck onto the market. Based on the Urban eTruck study that debuted at the 2016 IAA, the
production version was officially confirmed, with the Germans already in
talks with some 20 potential customers from the disposal, foodstuffs and
logistics sector, who have shown interest in it.
In order to better suit their needs, 18- and 25-ton
versions of the eTruck will be launched and depending on their applications,
they will come with a refrigerated body, a dry box body, or a platform vehicle.
With a zero-emission range of up to 200 km, gross vehicle weight rating of up to 25 tons, and a maximum payload of
12.8 tons, the first batch will be handed over to customers in Germany and
throughout Europe later this year, to use for a period of 12 months. During this
time, they will be supported by the Mercedes-Benz road-testing department.
Daimler's truck division will also launch a global
small series production of the light-duty electric truck Fuso eCanter, later in
2017. Roughly 150 units will be delivered to selected customers in Europe,
Japan and USA.
