Delivering food and products to people, disposing of waste, supplying goods to industry, trade and commerce, taking away the finished products, and growing sensitivity to exhaust and noise emissions – the transport of goods in towns and cities around the world is faced with ever greater challenges. While trucks remain indispensable, the demands on them are increasing. As an alternative to the consistent gradual reduction of emissions through ever tighter regulations, the ideal solution is local emission-free mobility – in future also for trucks up to a permissible gross vehicle weight of 26 tons. Daimler Trucks is a pioneer in this field.
Electric drives for trucks becoming economically viable