Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has introduced that its electrical Freightliner eM2, which went into sequence manufacturing at its Portland, Oregon, facility on the finish of final 12 months, is now being distributed to US prospects.
PITT OHIO, a transportation and provide chain administration firm primarily based in Pittsburgh, is the primary to deploy the medium-duty EVs. The corporate’s two eM2s, with 26-foot-long field our bodies, will function out of its Cleveland terminal as a part of its less-than-truckload freight enterprise.
The Freightliner eM2 has typical ranges of 180 miles for Class 6 and 250 miles for Class 7. It’s designed for pickup and supply purposes. DTNA’s electrical lineup additionally contains the Jouley electrical bus from Thomas Constructed Bus, obtainable since 2020; the FCCC MT50e walk-in van chassis for final-mile supply, obtainable since 2021; and the Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia, obtainable since 2022.
Supply: Daimler