TECHNOLOGY
Customers to road-test Mercedes’s new electric star
Mercedes has revealed its electric eActros which will be trialled by customers in Europe over the next couple of years
Five years after we first saw it, the Mercedes-Benz Actros will launch in SA in a couple of months’ time. With SA increasingly behind the curve when it comes to future transport solutions, it could be another five years before we see the recently unveiled electric eActros. Daimler Trucks is synonymous with innovation leadership, allied to a realistic and pragmatic attitude, says Martin Daum, the Daimler board member responsible for Daimler Trucks and Buses. This is particularly true when it comes to electric mobility, he says. "We now want to work together with our customers to move swiftly forward with the development of our Mercedes-Benz eActros to the point where it becomes a viable proposition in tough everyday operations — both technically and commercially" says Daum. Innovation fleet The company is beginning this process by creating an innovation fleet and will be supporting its testing in the day-to day logistics environment of its customers, he says. "This will enable us to ...
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