DAIMLER LAUNCHES HYBRID TRUCKS OFFENSIVE

Last month, Daimler AG launched Europe’s largest fleet test of hybrid trucks by presenting ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to eight customers in London. The goals of the three-year test are to gain new insights into the use of 7,5 ton hybrid trucks by customers and to demonstrate the dieselelectric hybrid drive’s high level of efficiency.

The Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid could consume up to 15% less fuel than conventional diesel vehicles, and the hybrid truck’s CO2 emissions are therefore decreased correspondingly as well. The vehicles used in Europe’s largest hybrid truck fleet test were manufactured by Daimlers subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation as a small batch and combine two different technologies.

The combination is especially tailored to the needs of the European market, as it meets the EU emissions standard Euro 4.