According to the foreign media, Daimler Truck CEO has spoken of the challenges and opportunities his industry faces in the years ahead, as competition heats up and efforts to develop zero-emission offerings face hurdles relating to cost.

       Martin Daum, the Daimler Truck CEO spoke during an interview, “The first truth is, in heavy duty commercial vehicles you need such a huge amount of energy, meaning you need large batteries, that such a truck always will cost significantly more than a combustion engine powered truck.”

       The electrification of long-haul, heavy-duty trucks poses its own set of unique challenges. The International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook for 2021 has described long-haul trucking as needing “advanced technologies for high power charging and/or large batteries.”

       Daum also said the manufacturer had to “go straight forward to zero-emission transportation.” It’s previously laid out plans for zero-emission vehicles to account for “up to 60% of sales” by the year 2030.

       About Daimler

       Daimler is an automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. According to sales volume, Daimler is one of the top ten automakers in the world, the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer and the second largest truck manufacturer. Daimler is also known for producing luxury cars such as Mercedes-Benz.

       On the ranking of “The First Daguan·Keweiwei World Brand Value Top 900" released on March 14, 2021, Daimler 's brand value was 1865.58 billion RMB, ranking the 173th.

作者：Nan