Mercedes unveils world's first completely electric semi truck Not new news, but it should be noted that it is not just Tesla and Nikola that are launching fully electric trucks. They are not long distance haulers but will be great for cutting down on emission sin crowded cities. European car companies are starting to invest more heavily in green vehicles. Audi unveiled three more electric cars on Monday and Porsche added 400 jobs to how many it estimates it will create to make its electric Model E come to life. Today, Daimler revealed its milestone that wasn't in the consumer space: The first non-fossil-fuel big rig, the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck. Like most electric vehicles, the eTruck is relatively whisper-quiet, especially compared to a typical diesel truck. With a weight capacity of 29 US tons (26 metric tonnes), it's the first electric big rig concept to hit the road, beating out the semi Tesla has been working on that it announced the previous week. See http://ift.tt/2ad50AE
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