Proterra and Freightliner Custom Chassis collaborate on new electric truck chassis
By Jim Gibbins - 1st March 2020
USA – Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc of Burlingame, California, USA has collaborated with Daimler subsidiary Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation of Gaffney, South Carolina, to develop the MT50e, a new all-electric delivery truck chassis.
Built on FCCC’s MT platform, the MT50e will feature a Proterra battery system with 226kWh of energy capacity and an all-electric, zero-emission drive system. The chassis can support a GVWR from 16,000 up to 23,000 pounds, with no reduction in cargo volume capacity to it diesel equivalent, the company’s claim. It has an estimated operating range of more than 125 miles and can be fully recharged in three hours with SAE J1772 CCS DC fast charging.
