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Battery-Electric Freightliner Innovation Fleet Logs 300K Miles

Freightliner's Innovation Fleet, a 30-vehicle fleet of battery electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks, has accumulated more than 300,000 miles in real-world use by customers.

July 31, 2020
Battery-Electric Freightliner Innovation Fleet Logs 300K Miles

The first Freightliner eCascadias delivered to NFI (left) and Penske (right).

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Freightliner's Innovation Fleet has accumulated more than 300,000 miles in real-world use by customers. The Innovation Fleet is a 30-vehicle fleet of battery electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks testing integration of the technology into large-scale commercial transportation operations.

“Co-creation with our customers is a cornerstone of Freightliner’s unique approach to the market,” said Richard Howard, senior vice president, On-highway sales and marketing for DTNA. “The knowledge and expertise our logistics customers have in fleet operations with their thousands of trucks is invaluable as we design and engineer the zero emissions future of the commercial vehicle. Crossing the threshold of 300,000 miles of testing, then 1 million miles, then more - together - before we begin series production of battery electric trucks will ensure we deliver the performance and reliability our customers count on and which has made Freightliner the undisputed leader in commercial trucks.”

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The Freightliner Innovation Fleet is supported by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) which focuses on improving air quality in the South Coast Basin of Southern California and partially funded the project. The fleet includes 10 eM2s and 20 eCascadias testing in a variety of applications, including drayage, regional and local delivery, food distribution, and parcel delivery.

The 300,000 local emissions-free miles logged by the fleet represent the equivalent mileage to complete:

  • 5,660 one-way trips between the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to the warehousing centers of California's Inland Empire.

  • 2,500 trips to complete the average local distribution run.

  • 41 trips to travel to all 10 DTNA parts distribution centers located in North America.

  • 12 trips to circle the globe.

The planned start of series production for the Freightliner eCascadia is mid-2022, and the planned start of series production for the Freightliner eM2 is late 2022.

Originally posted on Work Truck Online

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