Mercedes starts electric truck trial for distribution services
A small series Mercedes-Benz truck is set to be used for short-radius distribution as part of a customer trial.
The Urban eTruck will run for customers from different sectors in Germany and throughout Europe.
It has 25 tonnes of gross vehicle weight and a range of up to 200KM.
The Urban eTruck is part of a comprehensive electric initiative from Daimler Trucks.
Around 150 vehicles will be handed over to selected customers in Europe, Japan and the USA and Daimler Trucks is covering a wide application portfolio of electric trucks all over the world.
Stefan Buchner, head of Mercedes-Benz trucks, commented: “When it comes to future technological issues we have set the standards in the sector.
“2017 will now be our year of implementation: step by step we are developing the vehicles and systems to achieve market maturity.”