etween the vehicle frames is the controller (mock-up).   Incidentally, the battery power× capacity and number of packs currently installed in typical EVs are at the following levels: Light-duty Isuzu: 20 kWh×2 or 3, Fuso: approx. 41 kWh×1 or 2 or 3, Hino: 40 kWh×1 Heavy-duty Daimler Truck eActros 300, 400: 112 kWh×3 or 4 Bus Daimler Bus eCitaro: 33 kWh× 6 to 12 Reference Japan domestic passenger BEVs: approx. 20 to 90kWh   Mitsubish...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/07

IAA Transportation 2024: Alternative fuel vehicles for logistics BYD, Tesla, and European major commercial vehicle OEMs Summary BYD: World premiere of E-VALI light commercial vehicle and European premiere of EYT2.0 electric yard tractor Tesla: Semi BEV truck’s debut in Europe Stellantis: World premiere of the Opel Movano HYDROGEN Daimler Truck: eActros 600 BEV truck, GenH2 Truck equipped with fuel cell system, Actros L with ProCabin Volkswagen ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/05

turers, and signs of an increase in EV models can be seen as a group policy. Most of the brands in the table are long-established commercial vehicle specialists, while Nikola Corporation, Xos, Inc., Volta Trucks AB, and InfraPrime GmbH are so-called start-ups. BEV trucks are becoming larger; eActros LongHaul (Source: Daimler Truck) FCEVs are planned for launch in the U.S. following BEVs (Source: Peterbilt)   In the U.S., the CBE vehicl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/23

rounds at the IAA Transportation 2022   Daimler Truck was represented at the IAA Transportation 2022 by two of its brands: Mercedes-Benz and Fuso. Following the moto "Leading Sustainable Transportation, Daimler presented a wide range of fully electric vehicles, with a special mention to the new eActros LongHaul, a heavy-duty battery-electric long-distance truck.   The company is taking seriously the aim to achieve locally CO2-neutrality in t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/10/12

tput of 490 kW and overall torque of up to 2400 Nm. The 540-kWh battery installed provides a range of 300 km. However, ongoing developments in battery technology are expected to further increase this to long-distance transport levels over the next few years.   At Daimler Truck, the Mercedes-Benz eActros celebrated its world premiere in 2018 and has been undergoing intensive customer testing since the fall of 2018. The company says that the kno...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/04

lar to the policies in Europe and the United States.   Domestic trends in the spread of electrified CVs Trucks Light- to medium-duty Production and planned vehicles have already been announced. (See table below) Heavy-duty Although there are no examples domestically in Japan, Fig. 5 shows the eActros that Daimler Truck will start producing in the fall of 2021. Buses Small to medium Hino has announced that it will launch a product in the s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/08/24

introduce regular production hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. Partnership with CATL On May 20, 2021, Daimler announced the intensification of the existing partnership between Daimler Truck and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL). CATL will supply lithium-ion batteries for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck. The eActros LongHaul, which will have a range of over 500 km, is planned to be ready for series production in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/07/09

opment is a concept vehicle called GenH2, which was announced last September. It was designed to be equipped with a fuel cell, and customer trials will start in 2023, with regular production set for the late 2020s. This model, equipped with a liquid hydrogen tank, has twice the driving range of the eActros LongHaul battery EV (BEV) with the same level of powertrain installation space. In addition, the GenH2 has a cargo carrying capacity and hydro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/02/18

ins. Chinese technicians studying the technology were a common sight at the booth.   AxTrax: Electric axles for large trucks An electric drive axle developed by ZF that uses a drive axle connected to the left-right motor via a cross-section box housing. It is being used in the Mercedes-Benz eActros. This is a liquid-cooled electric motor that implements all alternative energy concepts, including battery cars, hybrid drives, fuel ce...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/11/14

Hannover Show 2018: The 67th IAA International Commercial Vehicle Show (Part 1) Mercedes-Benz, TRATON, MAN, Scania, Volvo, and Renault Trucks Summary Trends in the European commercial vehicle market, Hannover commercial vehicle show overview Mercedes-Benz (Daimler): eActros EV truck, eCitaro EV bus, EV concept in which the body can be swapped with a passenger vehicle/cargo vehicle TRATON (VW Truck & Bus): VW commercial vehicle division group exhi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/11/07