Daimler Truck Delivers First Battery Electric Freightliner eCascadia to Customer in Mexico
SANTIAGO
TIANGUISTENCO, Mex. (Jan. 31, 2024) — The
Daimler Truck North
America LLC (DTNA) division in Mexico delivered the first of two battery electric
Freightliner eCascadias manufactured
in Portland, Oregon,
to customer, Transportes Esteban, a leader in the cargo transportation industry
with 22 years of experience. The electric Class 8 truck will be running in day-to-day
plant operations in Daimler Truck Mexico’s truck manufacturing plant (TMP) in
Santiago.
At the
same time, the truck manufacturing plant in Santiago also became the official
location of the second commercial vehicle charging facility in Mexico, specifically
designed to support electric charging of heavy-duty trucks. Drawing from
experience at DTNA headquarters in Portland, where the first-of-its-kind
“Electric Island” has been established in 2021, DTNA’s Mexican branch continues
to maintain the focus on customers’ needs and requests.
Marcela Barreiro, president & CEO of Daimler Truck Mexico,
“Today we are celebrating a historic moment in which we take a look at the
future of Daimler Truck mobility with two great events: the start of operations
of the first all-electric Freightliner unit in Mexico with Transportes Esteban
which, in addition to betting on the product of our brand, is also a
fundamental piece in Santiago TMP’s operations, as well as the inauguration of
the second Electric Island in Mexico, now at Daimler Truck Santiago TMP,
through which we will continue to promote the development and implementation of
new technologies.”
The second "Electric Island" charging station,
installed within the Daimler Truck Santiago TMP, is designated for use by the Freightliner
eCascadia as it becomes an integral part of the plant's daily logistics operations.
This investment is
part of a comprehensive project to reduce the plant’s emissions while utilizing
DTNA’s advanced technology.
The installation of the second “Electric
Island” includes a Detroit eFill charger with a
charging capacity of up to 120kW, capable of charging up to 80% of the
eCascadia's battery capacity in 220 minutes. Detroit eFill chargers work with
management software for intelligent charging, optimizing energy consumption and
integrating vehicle information, stations, and the charging process through a
telematics platform.
Since its start of production in 2022, the battery-electric
Freightliner eCascadia has been delivered to over 50 fleets in North America
and covered more than 3.5 million electric miles in real world customer
applications as of today.
With this and
other deliveries planned for the future, Daimler Truck Mexico takes an
important step in the transition to zero-emission mobility and reaffirms its
commitment to leading the sustainable transformation.
Daimler
Truck North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading
provider of comprehensive products, services and technologies for the
commercial transportation industry. Daimler Truck North America designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school
buses, vehicle chassis and their associated technologies and components under
the Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis
Corp and Detroit brands. Daimler Truck North America is a subsidiary of Daimler
Truck Holding AG (DTG), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle
manufacturers.
