Daimler Trucks: More than 200 Fuso eCanter in use worldwide

Three years after the start of small-series production of the Fuso eCanter, deliveries have exceeded the 200-vehicle mark. Customers of the light electric truck can be found in eleven countries and cities such as New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, or Lisbon. As of February 2021, over 40 vehicles are in daily customer operation in the United States, more than 60 trucks in Japan, and over 100 eCanter trucks in Europe, according to an interim report. Further deliveries are expected to follow successively, the manufacturer announced. It sees the e-truck as a pioneer in electric trucks since the model was introduced in 2017. The total distance covered by the global eCanter fleet on fully electric power now exceeds three million kilometers.

Despite electric drive, high payload capacity of over four tons

The 7.49-ton truck offers a range of more than 100 kilometers and is designed to be particularly suitable for local emission-free and quiet urban distribution as a nimble and compact cab-over-engine concept. Additionally, the light chassis, despite the batteries, provides a payload capacity of 4.15 tons. Typical use cases for the vehicle range from the delivery of general cargo over short distances, e-commerce orders, mail, as well as the transport of beverages and industrial gases. Customers in Europe include well-known logistics companies such as PostNL, Dachser, Deutsche Post DHL, the Rhenus Group, or DB Schenker. The company aims to realize all new vehicles in the triad (Europe, North America, and Japan) as CO2-neutral "tank-to-wheel" by 2039. The eCanter model plays an important role in this.