After two years in customer operations, the Fuso eCanter fleet has achieved one million kilometres, driven locally emission-free.
Customers are now operating around 150 vehicles in New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon. More deliveries are set to follow successively.
Hartmut Schick, president and CEO at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus and head of Daimler Trucks Asia, said: “With more than one million kilometres driven in daily operations in seven cities on three continents, our Fuso eCanter has proven its reliability and series production capability.
“At the same time, we are obtaining valuable information for the development of the next generation. Fuso thus continues to underscore its pioneering role in the field of electric-powered commercial vehicles.”
On average, a Fuso eCanter – the world’s first all-electric light-duty truck in small-series production – covers a distance of 30-80km (18-50 miles) per day.
With a range of 100km (62 miles), the 7.49-tonne vehicle has been designed to meet inner-city short-range distribution requirements.
Daimler engineers are currently collecting data and feedback on the daily operation of the vehicle, route profiles and charging characteristics together with customers.
This information is being used in the ongoing development of the next-generation FUSO eCanter. The current FUSO eCanter is being produced in Kawasaki, Japan and in Tramagal, Portugal.
