Freightliner eCascadia’s little brother – the eM2 – has exited the prototype stage with production set to begin at its Portland truck manufacturing plant in the third or fourth quarter this year. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced Tuesday at ACT Expo in Anaheim, California, that it is now taking orders for the electric vehicle.
The company is also expanding its eM2 innovation to vocational sectors like electric utility, street sweeper and dump truck medium-duty applications.
The Class 6/7 eM2, built on the M2 106 Plus platform, expands CO2-neutral transportation to the medium-duty segment, designed for pickup and delivery, beverage delivery, lease rental and other applications, including refrigeration with an electric power takeoff (ePTO) integration option – all segments perfect for the battery electric market because of the relatively short, return to base nature of the routes.
The eM2 joins the eCascadia Class 8 tractor that has been in production since last year and delivered to customers across the country, including JB Hunt, Schneider, Walmart, Penske, UPS and US Foods to name a few. It also joins the MT50e walk-in van and the Thomas Built electric school bus in Daimler's electric product suite.
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The Class 6/7 eM2, built on the M2 106 Plus platform, expands CO2-neutral transportation to the medium-duty segment, designed for pickup and delivery, beverage delivery, lease rental and other applications, including refrigeration with an electric power takeoff (ePTO) integration option – all segments perfect for the battery electric market because of the relatively short, return to base nature of the routes.Angel Coker
