Daimler rolls out first electric trucks to postal giant UPS

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Logistics giant UPS and four non-profits are the first customers for the new electric trucks, which have a range of around 100km

Truck giant Daimler last week unveiled its first battery-powered truck to the world, revealing that postal giant UPS has already signed on as the first commercial customer for the zero-emission vehicle....

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