Watch: Freightliner eCascadia electric truck delivered to Penske, NFI
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) handed over the keys to the first two Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks to customers: Penske Truck Leasing and NFI.
First Freightliner eCascadia battery electric trucks headed to customers
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) has built the first two Class 8 battery electric Freightliner eCascadias for customers at its research and development center in Portland.
Watch: Inside the cab of the 2020 Freightliner new Cascadia
In January, Daimler Trucks North America (DNTA) announced that the Detroit Assurance 5.0 suite of safety systems would enable the OEM to put the first Level 2 automated heavy-duty truck on the road when the model year 2020 Freightliner new Cascadia rolls off the line later this year. During a recent press event, DTNA detailed
Freightliner announces efficiency, powertrain enhancements for new Cascadia MY 2020 trucks
Aerodynamic enhancements to the new Cascadia announced by Freightliner include Aerodynamic Height Control. Aerodynamic Height Control electronically lowers the suspension height at 55 MPH to optimize airflow over and under the front of the truck and reduce drag. Other enhancements include Michelin X Line D+ Energy tires developed in collaboration with Michelin, which reduce rolling
Daimler Trucks North America introduces SAE Level 2 automated Freightligher new Cascadia with Detroit Assurance 5.0
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) introduced the first SAE Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the Freightliner new Cascadia. Level 2 automation means the truck is capable of both lateral (steering) and longitudinal (acceleration/deceleration) control, and is part of the revolutionary truck technologies featured by DTNA
Watch: Discussing Freightliner electric truck eCascadia details
At a press event before CES, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Dr. Andreas Juretzka, Electric Mobility Trucks, discussed electric truck technology and strategy. DTNA announced the fully electric heavy-duty Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia and the medium-duty EM2 in June of 2018. Since then, DTNA delivered the first Innovation Fleet vehicle–an EM2–to Penske and put Fleet
Watch: Electric truck test drive—Freightliner eCascadia
At a press event prior to CES, Daimler Trucks North America put editors behind the wheels of its electric vehicle lineup, including the Class 8 eCascadia truck, EM2 medium-duty truck, Fuso eCanter Class 4 truck and Thomas Built Bus electric school bus. Check out this test drive of the Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric truck.
Daimler Trucks delivers 50,000th Freightliner New Cascadia
Daimler Trucks reaches the mark of 50,000 vehicles sold in the U.S. with its Freightliner New Cascadia since production started in January 2017. The 50,000th New Cascadia was handed over to the customer Cargo Transporters, based in Claremont, N.C. Currently, Cargo Transporters operates more than 550 Freightliner trucks, now including over 120 New Cascadia. Daimler
Freightliner makes battery powered HVAC system available on new Cascadia
A new battery powered HVAC system is now available as a factory-installed option for new Freightliner Cascadia truck models. This system provides up to 10 hours of cooling or 34 hours of heating to the cab when parked. Available on all new Cascadia sleeper sizes and bunk styles, the battery powered HVAC system reduces emissions
Watch: Freightliner eCascadia, eM2 106 walk-around video
Freightliner Trucks premiered two fully electrified commercial vehicles, a Freightliner eCascadia heavy-duty truck and a Freightliner eM2 106 medium-duty truck during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day. I grabbed my camera and got to work. The eCascadia has up to 730 peak HP. The batteries provide 550 Kwh usable capacity, a range of
