According to Daimler, in the future, heavy trucks will take part in urban distribution operations with zero local emissions, postandparcel.info reports.
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, responsible for Daimler Trucks & Buses at the Board of Management, commented: “Electric drive systems previously only saw extremely limited use in trucks. Nowadays costs, performance and charging times develop further so rapidly that now there is a trend reversal in the distribution sector: the time is ripe for the electric truck.
Companies involved in trialing the light distribution trucks reportedly include the courier firm Hermes.
Every day we send out a free e-mail with the most important headlines of the last 24 hours.
Subscribe now