Rizon, a brand of Daimler Truck commercial vehicles, has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification and dual CARB Executive Orders for its Class 4 and 5 medium-duty electric trucks. It is also eligible for a $60,000 baseline incentive per vehicle through the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Hybrid and Zero-emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). Additionally, the truck is in full compliance with the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Rizon said.

The first deliveries of vehicles are set to commence in Q4 of 2023 through dealer networks in California.

Rizon trucks are exclusively distributed by Velocity EV. Four model variants will be available: the e18L, e18M, e16L, and the e16M. Rizon says its are ideally suited to urban and last-mile deliveries and routes of up to 150 miles per day. They support configurations including box trucks, flatbeds, stake beds, refrigerated, and other body types.