Daimler Trucks Presents Concept For Electric Truck

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Daimler Trucks is presenting its concept for an electric truck at IAA Commercial Vehicles, where the vehicle is having its world premiere. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC), which is part of Daimler Trucks, is presenting the Fuso Canter E-CELL with battery-electric drive in Hanover from September 21 to 30.

The nearly silent-running and emission-free Canter E-CELL has a range of about 120 kilometers, and is produced as a hybrid version or with a conventional diesel engine. Nearly 1,000 of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids are already on the road in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, and in a large-scale testing program in London.

Depending on the region in which the Canter Eco Hybrid with diesel-electric drive is used, it delivers fuel savings of between 10 and 15 percent. The two-ton version of the Canter Hybrid has a fuel efficiency of 8.6 liters per 100 kilometers, currently the lowest fuel consumption of any truck in Japan.