Daimler to deliver electric trucks

HANNOVER: Daimler Truck will start producing its first fully-electric heavy truck Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 in November this year, says the bus and truckmaker. Daimler Truck received 2,000 orders for the eActros 600 after sales began at the end of last year. It did not disclose the battery-electric truck’s purchase price, but has previously said it was 2.

5 times higher than Daimler Truck’s diesel equivalents. Karin Radstrom, head of the Mercedes-Benz Truck Unit and who is due to become Daimler Truck’s chief executive in October, said the vehicle’s high energy efficiency meant it would be a profitable purchase for fleet operators. — Reuters.