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Commercial Vehicles Watch How Freightliner Tests All-Electric eCascadia Semi Truck

Watch How Freightliner Tests All-Electric eCascadia Semi Truck

The truck needs to withstand a lot to be approved for series production.
By Mark Kane 02 December 2020
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Charging Daimler Builds First Public Megawatt-Level EV Truck Charging Site

Daimler Builds First Public Megawatt-Level EV Truck Charging Site

It's under construction now in the U.S. and should be ready by Spring 2021 with a power output greater than one megawatt (per truck).
By Mark Kane 02 December 2020
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Commercial Vehicles Southern California Edison Begins Testing Freightliner eCascadia

Southern California Edison Begins Testing Freightliner eCascadia

Freightliner's test fleet already covered more than 500,000 miles (800,000 km).
By Mark Kane 17 November 2020
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Commercial Vehicles Daimler Electric Trucks & Buses Covered Over 7 Million Km In Customer Hands

Daimler Electric Trucks & Buses Covered Over 7 Million Km In Customer Hands

Series production of various models in Europe, North America and Japan will be launched in 2022.
By Mark Kane 10 September 2020
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Charging Penske Truck Leasing Opened 6th Truck Charging Station In California

Penske Truck Leasing Opened 6th Truck Charging Station In California

Penske Truck Leasing gradually expanded its charging network to six stations at facilities in Southern California.
By Mark Kane 24 August 2020
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Commercial Vehicles Freightliner Demo Fleet Logs 300,000 Miles Of Real-World Use

Freightliner Demo Fleet Logs 300,000 Miles Of Real-World Use

Market launch was delayed by about a year.
By Mark Kane 06 August 2020
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Commercial Vehicles Daimler Expands Electric Freightliner Customer Experience Fleet

Daimler Expands Electric Freightliner Customer Experience Fleet

More Freightliner EVs to be tested by fleet customers, representing more than 150,000 heavy and medium-duty trucks on US roads.
By Mark Kane 05 March 2020
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Commercial Vehicles Penske Logistics Clocks 10,000 EV Miles In Freightliner eCascadia

Penske Logistics Clocks 10,000 EV Miles In Freightliner eCascadia

Penske did not reveal details, but its first Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks already covered 10,000 miles.
By Mark Kane 04 December 2019
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Corporate / Financial Daimler Selects CATL As Global Battery Cell Supplier For Trucks

Daimler Selects CATL As Global Battery Cell Supplier For Trucks

CATL scored another customer as Daimler Trucks & Buses orders cell modules for upcoming Mercedes-Benz/Freightliner electric trucks.
By Mark Kane 19 September 2019
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Commercial Vehicles NFI And Penske Receive First Two Freightliner eCascadia

NFI And Penske Receive First Two Freightliner eCascadia

Daimler is now one of the leading players in the electrification of heavy-duty vehicles with several types of trucks and buses on the road today.
By Mark Kane 23 August 2019
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Commercial Vehicles Daimler Builds First Two Electric Freightliner eCascadia For Customers

Daimler Builds First Two Electric Freightliner eCascadia For Customers

The first two Freightliner eCascadias are ready. More to come later this year. Series production planned for late 2021.
By Mark Kane 15 August 2019
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Charging Daimler Aims For 3 MW Charging For Electric Trucks

Daimler Aims For 3 MW Charging For Electric Trucks

3 MW is comparable to 1,000 base 3 kW charging stations for cars or 1,000 households.
By Mark Kane 29 April 2019
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Commercial Vehicles Freightliner To Produce Electric Trucks In Portland In 2021

Freightliner To Produce Electric Trucks In Portland In 2021

The test fleet is growing, while all the brands within the group are gearing up for series production.
By Mark Kane 29 April 2019
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Charging Penske Truck Leasing Launches 4 Fast Charging Stations For Trucks

Penske Truck Leasing Launches 4 Fast Charging Stations For Trucks

First four fast charging stations with 14 DC fast chargers were installed Southern California. More to come soon.
By Mark Kane 26 April 2019
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Daimler Hands Over First Electric Freightliner eM2 Truck To Penske

Daimler Hands Over First Electric Freightliner eM2 Truck To Penske

Daimler Trucks delivered first out of 10 fully electric Freightliner eM2 trucks to Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles
By Mark Kane 23 December 2018
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Daimler Will Have "Higher Number" Of Electric Trucks On Road Than Tesla

Daimler Will Have "Higher Number" Of Electric Trucks On Road Than Tesla

In response to a question about a possible delay of deliveries of Tesla’s electric Semi to 2020, Daimler seems to think it'll lead this segment.
By Mark Kane 05 November 2018
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Tesla Semi First Deliveries Set For 2020, Or Maybe Late 2019

Tesla Semi First Deliveries Set For 2020, Or Maybe Late 2019

Nobody in North America was talking about electric vehicles until news outlets picked up the rollout of the Tesla semi. That led basically to what we call the Tesla effect.
By Mark Kane 29 October 2018
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Penske & NFI To Begin Tests of Electric Freightliner Later This Year

Penske & NFI To Begin Tests of Electric Freightliner Later This Year

Daimler Trucks North America announced two partners - Penske Truck Leasing and NFI - that will test later this year new all-electric Freightliner trucks.
By Mark Kane 20 July 2018
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This Is How Bold Daimler's Electric Truck / Bus Vision Actually Is

This Is How Bold Daimler's Electric Truck / Bus Vision Actually Is

Daimler has a bold vision of electrification of its entire commercial vehicle portfolio - all the truck and bus models of all the brands around the world.
By Mark Kane 11 July 2018
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Daimler Unveils Freightliner eCascadia, A Tesla Semi Rival

Daimler Unveils Freightliner eCascadia, A Tesla Semi Rival

The biggest truck maker on the planet is going electric. Daimler has unveiled its first all-electric semi, which it hopes will be just the thing to take the fight to Tesla's already-announced electric semi truck. The German company, which owns Mercedes, is the largest truck maker in the world, so the announcement of its first electrified products in the segment is an important step. Daimler cu...
By Dominik Wilde 10 June 2018
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