Quiet launch: Daimler builds first electric heavy-duty semis for fleet test

Freightliner eCascadia electric semiTesla might have been the first to generate a lot of fanfare over an all-electric Semi, but it’s not the first to actually place an electric Semi with customers for full-time use. That nod would go to Daimler Trucks North America. The initial two Freightliner eCascadia semis were built this week for its Electric Innovation Fleet—funded...