Forget 'Tesla Semi,' Mercedes already has world's first all-electric truck
 

Forget 'Tesla Semi,' Mercedes already has world's first all-electric truck
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When Elon Musk revealed that Tesla is planning to produce an all-electric commercial vehicle platform called "Tesla Semi," it came as quite a surprise to a lot of people. That's because it seemed virtually ** one else was thinking about electric semi trucks.

Turns out, though, Mercedes-Benz has been hotly engineering a semi truck EV for some time. To underscore that fact, it unveiled its Urban eTruck concept.

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As it sits, the eTruck has a range of around 124 miles per charge. And it has a load capacity comparable to current diesel-powered semis — around 26 tons. If that weren't impressive e**ugh, lighter-duty all-electric Daimler (Mercedes' parent company) trucks are currently undergoing customer trials. Read more...

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