Daimler is one of several companies, including major OEMs and startups, working on electric trucks. At the American Trucking Association’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition, Roger Nielsen, CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, told journalists that the company’s development of electric trucks is happening “at a greater speed than expected.” Just before the conference, Daimler… Read more »
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Is Daimler missing the boat by adapting legacy trucks to electric drive?
Daimler is the world’s largest truck manufacturer, and it’s encouraging to see the company developing electric vehicles, such as the Fuso eCanter light-duty electric truck. However, Hamish Ainsley, writing in LinkedIn, finds it disappointing that Daimler seems to be focusing on electrifying legacy truck models rather than designing EVs “from the ground up.” “Mercedes Benz… Read more »
Daimler shows heavy-duty truck at Tokyo show
At the recent Tokyo Motor Show, Daimler showed a battery-powered heavy-duty truck, and declared the Fuso brand’s ambition to be “the frontrunner in electric trucking.” The E-Fuso Vision One prototype can carry 11 tons of cargo – 2 tons less than the payload of a comparable diesel model, because of the weight of the 300… Read more »
Daimler starts European production of Fuso eCanter electric light-duty truck
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the Fuso eCanter electric light-duty truck in Tramagal, Portugal. Production of the eCanter in Japan began in July. The Fuso eCanter is produced on the same production line as the legacy Canter truck at the Tramagal plant – the electric powertrain components are installed… Read more »
Scania moves cautiously to expand electric truck production capacity in Europe
Truck manufacturer Scania plans to invest 70 million euros in its production site in Angers, France, to expand its capacity for electric truck production. The investment includes an extension of the existing facility and the adaptation of assembly lines for electric truck production. Scania’s Angers facility, in operation for more than three decades, serves customers… Read more »
Mercedes Benz Trucks adds a Lowliner variant to its eActros lineup of electric trucks
Mercedes Benz Trucks has added another variant to its eActros portfolio: the Mercedes Benz eActros Lowliner, designed specifically for high-volume transport. A Lowliner truck is a tractor unit with a particularly low coupling height, enabling the transport of trailers with increased interior volume. The new eActros Lowliner is based on the overall technological concept of… Read more »
Horizon Motor shows a new Class 8 electric truck
Is there room in the market for another Class 8 electric truck? Well, legacy OEMs such as Volvo, Daimler Truck and Traton all make electric trucks, but they seem more interested in lobbying and litigating to stall the EV transition than competing in the electric truck market, while upstarts such as Tesla and Windrose are… Read more »
California bill aims to enforce electric truck pricing transparency
A common criticism of subsidy programs is that sellers may simply raise their prices by part or all of the subsidy amount, capturing taxpayer money as additional profit instead of passing on savings to buyers. In California, which is expanding its already substantial support for electric commercial vehicles, a bill before the Senate would require… Read more »
Traton secures €850 million for investments in battery-electric trucks and buses
The Traton Group, majority-owned by Volkswagen, has raised a total of €850 million to invest in battery-electric drivetrains. In 2025, Traton introduced a Green Finance Framework, enabling investors to specifically support projects related to battery-electric commercial vehicles. The company has now completed its first two transactions under this framework, issuing a €500-million green bond and… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz’s reECONIC electric truck concept demonstrates the use of recycled materials
The reECONIC electric waste collection vehicle can collect waste to be sent for recycling—so it’s fitting that the truck itself is partly made of recycled materials. Mercedes-Benz Trucks worked with 33 partners to create this concept EV. The companies demonstrated that, theoretically, around 80 percent of the materials used to build the truck could be… Read more »