Stuttgart, Germany and Los Angeles, CA, USA - December 21, 2018 - With the hand-over of the first fully electric Freightliner eM2, Daimler Trucks starts day to day-operation testing of heavy-duty and medium-duty e-trucks in the United States. On December 20th, 2018, Daimler's subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has handed over the first medium-duty Freightliner eM2 to US customer Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles. Penske Truck Leasing is going to operate the electric truck in local distribution traffic in the Northwest Pacific and in California.
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Daimler hands over first electric Freightliner truck to Penske Truck Leasing in the U.S.
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Stuttgart, Germany and Los Angeles, CA, USA - December 21, 2018
• Fully-electric Freightliner eM2 has been handed over to Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles
• With a range of up to 230 miles the medium-duty truck (6 to 12 t) is intended for local distribution
• First of 30 e-trucks from Freightliner’s innovation fleet
• Daimler Trucks is the first OEM worldwide testing electric trucks of all segments in collaboration with clients
• Daimler trucks at Consumer Electric Show (CES) in Las Vegas for the first time, to announce further technology highlights
With the hand-over of the first fully electric Freightliner eM2, Daimler Trucks starts day to day-operation testing of heavy-duty and medium-duty e-trucks in the United States.
On December 20th, 2018, Daimler’s subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has handed over the first medium-duty Freightliner eM2 to US customer Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in Los Angeles.
Penske Truck Leasing is going to operate the electric truck in local distribution traffic in the Northwest Pacific and in California.
In the course of 2019, Penske Truck Leasing Corporation will receive in total 20 fully-electric Freightliner trucks: ten medium-duty eM2 and ten eCascadia for heavy-duty transportation.
In total the Freightliner’s innovation fleet will include 30 vehicles. The series production is planned for 2021.
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Daimler hands over first electric Freightliner truck to Penske Truck Leasing in the U.S.
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“Penske is honored to be the first company to put this new medium-duty electric truck into service,” said Brian Hard, President and CEO of Penske Truck Leasing.
“I commend and thank Roger Nielsen and his team at Daimler Trucks North America for their outstanding collaboration and spirit of co-creation with us over the last nine months to bring this innovative technology to market. Penske is committed to providing the most effective vehicle technologies to our customers and driving innovation and sustainability when it comes to mobility.”
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Martin Daum, Daimler Board Member responsible for Trucks and Buses.
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“We aim to be frontrunners with electric trucks just as we are with conventional trucks – and we deliver on this objective once again: With the hand-over of our Freightliner eM2 to Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, we now test electric trucks in all segments in day to day operations with our clients worldwide. When it comes to innovations the demands of our customers are pivotal for us. Together we develop solutions for the future of trucks”, Martin Daum, Daimler Board Member responsible for Trucks and Buses, emphasizes.
“We’ve got news coming already in January: At Las Vegas’s Consumer Electric Show we are going to announce further commitment of our next steps in another key technology: automated driving”, Daum adds.
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Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
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Daimler Trucks & Penske Truck Leasing Corporation electrify urban distribution traffic
The hand-over to Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is the first step towards electrification of the urban distribution traffic of the United States.
Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
With a range of 230 miles, the Freightliner eM2 is perfect for last-mile delivery services.
The batteries charge up to 80 percent in about 60 minutes, thus providing 325 kWh usable capacity for up to 480 peak horsepower.
The Freightliner eCascadia is based on the Cascadia, the most successful heavy-duty long-distance truck (class 8, 80,000 lb. gross combined weight rating) in the North American market.
At start of series production, the eCascadia will have up to 730 peak horsepower.
The batteries provide 550 kWh usable capacity, a range of up to 250 miles and have the ability to charge up to 80 percent (providing a range of 200 miles) in about 90 minutes.
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Daimler Trucks sets up global E-Mobility Group and presents two new electric trucks for the U.S. market.
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Gesa Reimelt, head of E-mobility Group Daimler Trucks & Buses:
“Early on, Daimler has started electrifying its trucks. Today, customers in the US, Japan and Europe already operate our battery-driven trucks almost noiseless and locally free of emissions: Our light-weight FUSO eCanter which is in series production and our near-series heavy-duty truck Mercedes-Benz eActros. In collaboration with our clients, we are now going to speed up developing our electric Freightliner models eCascadia and eM2 to optimize them for tough everyday operations – technologically and economically. Here we benefit from our global sharing of knowledge and experience within our E-Mobility Group. It pools all of our e-activities in one organization - independently of brand, region and vehicle segment.”
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Freightliner eCascadia
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CES 2019: Daimler Trucks on trends, innovations and automated driving
On January 7th, 2019, one day before the Consumer Electronics Shows opens, Daimler Trucks will be at the show for the first time and will invite media to a press conference announcing the latest company news, technology developments and commitment to advancing automated driving.
Following the keynote from Martin Daum and Roger Nielsen media will have the opportunity to experience the latest products of the North American Daimler Trucks and Bus portfolio at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Contacts:
Max Splittgerber
+49 711 17-31489
maximilian.splittgerber@daimler.com
Isabel Eipper
+49 711 17-35328
isabel.eipper@daimler.com
Daimler at a Glance
Daimler AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies.
With its divisions Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Buses and Daimler Financial Services, the Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach.
Daimler Financial Services provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance, financial investments, credit cards, and innovative mobility services.
The company’s founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year 1886.
As a pioneer of automotive engineering, it is a motivation and commitment of Daimler to shape safely and sustainably the future of mobility: The Group’s focus is on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior automobiles that appeal and fascinate.
Daimler consequently invests in the development of efficient drive trains with the long-term goal of locally emission-free driving: from hightech combustion engines about hybrid vehicles to electric drive trains powered by battery or fuel cell.
Furthermore, the company follows a consistent path towards intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts.
This is just one example of how Daimler willingly accepts the challenge of meeting its responsibility towards society and the environment.
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Daimler sells its vehicles and services in nearly all the countries of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.
Its current brand portfolio includes, in addition to the world’s most valuable premium automotive brand, Mercedes-Benz (Source: Interbrand-Study, 10/4/2018), as well as Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes me, the brands smart, EQ, Freightliner, Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses, and Daimler Financial Services’ brands: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Daimler Truck Financial, moovel, car2go and mytaxi.
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The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (stock exchange symbol DAI).
In 2017, the Group sold around 3.3 million vehicles and employed a workforce of more than 289,300 people.
With application of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 in financial year 2017, Group revenue would have amounted to €164.2 billion and Group EBIT would have amounted to €14.3 billion.
Before application of IFRS 15 and 9, Group revenue in 2017 amounted to €164.3 billion and Group EBIT amounted to €14.7 billion, as previously reported.
Source: Daimler AG
https://www.daimler.com/press/
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