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Daimler Cascadia to compete with Tesla Semi.
Daimler launches its own electric truck to compete with Tesla freightliners with a range of up to 250 miles, according to the company . Daimler had already revealed the FUSO eCanter a smaller electric truck meant for urban routes with a range of 62 miles and a max capacity up to three and a half tons, and a bigger all-electric eTruck, which has a 26 ton capacity, a larger 212 kWh battery pack, and ~125 miles of range.
How can an electric truck with a 62mile range compete with diesel trucks in the same weight class? I feel most trucks in this class are used for multiple stop delivery services. Using a food distributor as an example, I would imagine that their routes would be much larger than 62 miles. Do you have any information on the recharge time for the battery?
They claim – The eCascadia will have up to 730 peak horsepower. The batteries have 550 kilowatt-hours of capacity to provide a range of up to 250 miles. They can be charged to a range of 200 miles in 90 minutes.
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Check out this link: https://www.trucks.com/2018/06/06/daimler-unveils-electric-freightliner-cascadia/