Daimler ’s Mercedes - Benz division unveiled an almost production - ready electric truck concept called the Mercedes Urban eTruck on 14 September , pipping Tesla at the post , after Elon Musk announced the second part of its long - term Strategic Plan , which included plans to expand into electric commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks . Previously , the weight and cost of batteries prevented the use of electric trucks to carry heavy loads , however , thanks to advances in battery technology this is no longer the case . Daimler ’s truck will use a modular lithium - ion battery pack with a total capacity of 212kWh providing an operating range of up to 200 km between charges .
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz brand unveiled an almost production-ready electric truck concept called the Mercedes Urban eTruck on 27 July, pipping Tesla at the post, after Elon Musk announced the second part of its long-term Master Plan, which included plans to expand into electric commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks. Previously, the weight and cost of batteries prevented the use of electric trucks to transport heavy loads, however, thanks to advances in battery technology this is no longer the case. Daimler’s truck will use a modular lithium-ion battery pack with a total capacity of 212kWh providing an operating range of up to 200km between charges.