The Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) division in Mexico delivered the primary of two battery electrical Freightliner eCascadias manufactured in Portland, Oregon, to buyer, Transportes Esteban, a pacesetter within the cargo transportation trade with 22 years of expertise. The electrical Class 8 truck will likely be working in day-to-day plant operations in Daimler Truck Mexico’s truck manufacturing plant (TMP) in Santiago.
On the similar time, the truck manufacturing plant in Santiago additionally turned the official location of the second industrial automobile charging facility in Mexico, particularly designed to help electrical charging of industrial quality vehicles. Drawing from expertise at DTNA headquarters in Portland, the place the first-of-its-kind “Electrical Island” has been established in 2021, DTNA’s Mexican department continues to take care of the concentrate on clients’ wants and requests.
Marcela Barreiro, president & CEO of Daimler Truck Mexico, “At this time we’re celebrating a historic second by which we check out the way forward for Daimler Truck mobility with two nice occasions: the beginning of operations of the primary all-electric Freightliner unit in Mexico with Transportes Esteban which, along with betting on the product of our model, can also be a elementary piece in Santiago TMP’s operations, in addition to the inauguration of the second Electrical Island in Mexico, now at Daimler Truck Santiago TMP, by way of which we’ll proceed to advertise the event and implementation of latest applied sciences.”
The second “Electrical Island” charging station, put in throughout the Daimler Truck Santiago TMP, is designated to be used by the Freightliner eCascadia because it turns into an integral a part of the plant’s each day logistics operations. This funding is a part of a complete mission to cut back the plant’s emissions whereas using DTNA’s superior know-how.
The set up of the second “Electrical Island” features a Detroit eFill charger with a charging capability of as much as 120kW, able to charging as much as 80% of the eCascadia’s battery capability in 220 minutes. Detroit eFill chargers work with administration software program for clever charging, optimizing vitality consumption and integrating automobile info, stations, and the charging course of by way of a telematics platform.
Since its begin of manufacturing in 2022, the battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia has been delivered to over 50 fleets in North America and coated greater than 3.5 million electrical miles in actual world buyer functions as of immediately.
With this and different deliveries deliberate for the longer term, Daimler Truck Mexico takes an essential step within the transition to zero-emission mobility and reaffirms its dedication to main the sustainable transformation.
Feb 1, 2024