The company accordingly says it has plans for more BEVs and route options.įor Daimler Trucks, the division is starting series production of the Cascadia under the Freightliner banner as planned in Oregon this year. Schneider President and CEO Mark Rourke said the money was a “big boost” and announced targets to reduce carbon emissions by 7.5% per mile by 2025 and 60% per mile by 2035, mostly at the fleet level. The company has, however, had funding of an undisclosed amount for the 50 BEVs through the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI), which is sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Schneider, in today’s announcement, did not disclose technical details on the deal or charging infrastructure. At least in Europe, Daimler Trucks in May this year reportedly agreed to work with Engie, EVBox and Siemens Smart Infrastructure on truck charging solutions. He added the company was now at the point of offering state-of-the-art electric trucks together with smart infrastructure solutions. “It’s the close collaboration and co-creation with our customers like Schneider that allows us to bring the best products to market,” said Daimler Trucks North America Vice President of On-Highway Market Development Steve Mignardi. It saw Daimler Trucks select 14 clients from a range of sectors to test the heavy-duty electric trucks over a period of 22 months in real-life applications.
The buying decision followed a six-month pilot through Freightliner’s Customer Experience fleet as reported. The company claims this would make the organisation one of the largest battery-electric truck fleets in North America. Beginning in 2022, Schneider will add 50 Freightliner eCascadias to its Southern California operations.
Logistics provider Schneider announced a major battery-electric truck deployment as part of the carrier’s plan to reduce greenhouse emissions. BEV California Daimler Trucks eCascadia Electric trucks fleet electrification JETSI North America Schneider
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