On Thursday, Daimler announced that it would bring its line of short-haul electric trucks to the US. The United Parcel Service (UPS) will buy the first three trucks, and Daimler is also offering eight trucks to New York City-based non-profits, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the New York Botanical Garden, Habitat for Humanity New York City, and Big Reuse Brooklyn.
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The Fuso eCanter trucks will have a range of 62 miles (or about 100km) and will be sold in Japan and Europe as well. Daimler said it's only planning on producing 500 trucks in the next year, but it intends to start mass-producing the trucks in 2019. It's unclear how much these trucks cost.The trucks have a load capacity of three and a half tons, Daimler said, with a powertrain that draws on "six high-voltage lithium-ion battery packs with 420 V and 13.8 kWh each."
New York City and the Bronx in particular have asthma rates several times the national average. Many blame the high levels of trucking in the city. Shifting delivery fleets to EVs could help.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by crafoo on Saturday September 16 2017, @09:48PM (1 child)
I suppose I would be just as quick to blame the high asthma rate on the typical activities of child growing up in New York City. They aren't exactly playing out in fields and streams every day after school.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday September 17 2017, @11:04AM
So true! It could be the environment. Nobody really knows. Department of Environmental, I mean, the DEP is killing us environmentally, it’s just killing our businesses. But can't figure out the true meaning of asthma??? If something happens blame the trucks! 🇺🇸