Daimler Steals Tesla’s Thunder With Heavy-Duty Electric Truck
- E-Fuso prototype can carry 11 tons of cargo for 220 miles
- Tesla plans to unveil electric truck study in couple of weeks
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Daimler AG is jumping the gun on Tesla Inc. by showing off a battery-powered heavy-duty truck weeks before the California electric-car maker’s own planned unveiling, in a sign of the growing rivalry between the companies.
The E-Fuso Vision One prototype can carry 11 tons of cargo as far as 350 kilometers (220 miles) before recharging, the world’s largest maker of commercial vehicles said Wednesday in a statement. The truck, which would be geared to shorter intra-city trips, could go on sale within four years in Europe, Japan and the U.S.