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Daimler Truck marries electric and autonomous technologies

Daimler Truck added autonomous driving technology to its Class 8 electric eCascadia, creating a demo that addresses future markets for driverless trucks and emission realities that will eventually push out diesel fuel.

“We asked ourselves, ‘What would it look like if we combined the freight efficiency potential of an autonomous truck with the promise of zero emissions and decarbonization of our series production electric vehicle?’” Joanna Buttler, head of the Daimler Truck Global Autonomous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-truck-marries-electric-and-autonomous-technologies

Whatever became of those splashy electrification startups?

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As third-quarter earnings roll in, it is a good time to check the state of electrification startups....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whatever-became-of-those-splashy-electrification-startups

Freightliner eM2 completes Daimler Truck EV commercial vehicle lineup

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A year after starting regular production of its Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck, Daimler Truck North America will build the eM2 medium-duty model this fall. It plans for utility bucket trucks and other vocational applications after starting with straight trucks.

The launch of the Class 6 eM2 was delayed by supply chain disruptions. But DTNA applied much of what it learned from the second-generation eCascadia daycab. That sometimes meant operating from 5...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightliner-em2-completes-daimler-truck-ev-commercial-vehicle-lineup

Daimler built excess electric truck capacity in ‘22

LAS VEGAS — Daimler Truck North America created capacity to build 2,000 Class 8 battery-electric trucks last year. But sales fell far short because of a lack of charging infrastructure.

“We had in our mind the market demand was going to be X based on discussions with customers,” CEO John O’Leary told reporters in a roundtable Tuesday before the opening of the Manifest supply chain conference. 

“We installed the capacity and then, all of a sudden, [it was] ‘Whoa, wait a minute. I know I told you I...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-built-more-electric-truck-capacity-in-22-than-chargers-could-support

Truck Tech: Plant anatomy edition

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How did Navistar manage to build its assembly plant in San Antonio for a relatively paltry $250 million? Partly by ignoring a famous baseball movie line. Also this week, Daimler Truck North America preps technicians to work on electric trucks. And every step van on the market could be electrified — today, a North American Council for Freight Efficiency report says.

A world of plants

Mark Hernandez sounds like the no-nonsense manufacturing expert he is. Straight out of central casting.  

But the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-plant-anatomy-edition

Truck Tech: California electric dreams edition

California does its bit for small fleets looking to electrify; Amazon Web Services makes cloud storage for automotive autonomy a thing; and Peterbilt takes immersive reality to the service bay. And yes, we have changed our name.

Beginning this week, Truck Talk is now Truck Tech, a title that better describes the newsletter’s content. We still offer perspective, context and commentary on the trucking ecosystem and its evolution through autonomous, connectivity and electrification technologies.  

Lo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-california-electric-dreams-edition

Penske Truck Leasing 1st customer for Navistar medium-duty electric

The first five Navistar International medium-duty battery-electric trucks (BETs) will go to Penske Truck Leasing, a customer with a track record of early adoption of new technology, Navistar said Monday.

Penske received 20 Class 8 Freightliner eCascadias Class 8 and Class 6 eM2 BETs in 2019. It has used them on local and regional deliveries in Southern California, contributing to Daimler Trucks North America’s recent milestone of 1 million real-world miles of electric driving.

Penske Truck...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/penske-truck-leasing-1st-customer-for-navistar-medium-duty-electric

Daimler’s electric trucks cross 1 million real-world driving miles

Daimler Trucks North America has recorded more than 1 million miles of real-world driving in its Class 8 and Class 6 electric trucks, letting fleets try them out in the hopes that orders will follow.

Separately, competitor Volvo Trucks on Wednesday announced its largest order to date, 100 FM Electric trucks in Europe. Volvo has delivered Class 8 VNR Electric models in California, New York and Texas.

Daimler, which had more than 40 electric trucks in evaluation fleets with NFI Industries and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimlers-electric-trucks-cross-1-million-real-world-driving-miles

Truck-focused Electric Island charging site opens in Portland, Oregon

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) opened their Electric Island charging project near the truck maker’s Oregon headquarters Wednesday. It is part of a larger three-state electrification effort catering to battery-powered trucks.

The manufacturer of Freightliner and Western Star trucks, DTNA and the utility are trying to learn about zero-emission heavy-duty truck charging from tank to wheel by:

  • Using Megawatt Charging System (MCS) prototype chargers that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-focused-electric-island-charging-site-opens-in-portland-oregon

Daimler Trucks North America gets new CEO with Nielsen’s retirement

Market leader Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is getting a new CEO with the retirement of current leader Roger Nielsen.

The Daimler Truck AG Board of Management appointed John O’Leary as president and CEO effective April 1. He will oversee the division that sells about four in 10 trucks in the U.S.

DTNA brands are Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Detroit Diesel Corp.

Nielsen, 60, will retire April 30 after 35 years with the company, the last...

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