Daimler Global Truck Technology Head Andreas Gorbach, Daimler Truck Asia Head Karl Deppen, Mercedes-Benz Trucks CEO Karin Radstrom with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Managing Director & CEO Satyakam Arya with the third technology FUSO eCanter in Oragadam.
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, introduced its foray into the Indian mild responsibility truck section with plans to roll-out the all electrical eCanter (third technology) in the subsequent six to 12 months.
“Initially, these trucks will be imported from Japan,” DICV MD & CEO Satyakam Arya instructed reporters. “Later it will be assembled at Oragadam plant and sold under BharatBenz name. We will not shy away from localising it, if the volume makes sense,” he added.
Currently, DICV is conducting advance trials with two to three vans. It will likely be adopted by buyer trials, he stated, with out divulging particulars in regards to the manufacturing plans and tonnage.
Asserting that it was step one in DICV’s long-term technique to decarbonise its complete product portfolio, he stated that in actuality each diesel inside combustion engine (ICE) and different applied sciences would proceed to co-exist in the Indian marketplace for the foreseeable future.
“LNG, if used at all, will be an interim, tactical solution for long haul transportation. We will primarily commit to battery-electric and hydrogen-based propulsion technologies across our future product portfolio,” he stated.
DICV has already developed a BharatBenz hydrogen gas cell idea coach in alliance with a big Indian conglomerate. In the long run, DICV would introduce vans throughout completely different utility segments that may serve long-haul, mining, development, POL, dumper and ready-mix concrete segments for various freight and terrain necessities.
The collection manufacturing of the first-generation eCanter began in Japan in 2017. Now in its third technology, eCanter has a big presence in main markets together with Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong with a 100 variants.
Daimler Truck had offered greater than 2,500 eCanters in gross car weight vary of three.5-7.5 tonne and had coated 8 million kms. In 2023, it offered greater than 1,600 items and was aiming to promote extra this yr, stated Daimler Truck Asia Head Karl Deppen.
Daimler Global Truck Technology Head Andreas Gorbach stated that Daimler Truck was striving for its new vans and buses to be carbon impartial in Europe, Japan and the united statesA. by 2039, and globally by 2050.
He additionally stated that the long-term plan hinged on many complicated exterior elements similar to the provision of a charging and refuelling infrastructure, inexperienced vitality, value parity and wide-scale buyer acceptance. Therefore, Daimler’s preliminary focus with the eCanter was to obtain product and repair excellence, together with buyer acceptance.
According to him, two mega developments taking place globally had been decarbonisation and digitisation. Daimler would nonetheless make investments in diesel and purpose to keep aggressive with a consolidated portfolio.
