Pepsi gets the Tesla Semi, Coca-Cola gets the Freightliner eCascadia

Daimler Truck North America delivered 20 units of its electric truck Freightliner eCascadia to Coca Cola Company.

Any idea is good when it comes to selling soda cans, such as communicating about the deployment of electric freight trucks. Thus, the global leader in soft drinks, Coca Cola, responded to its first competitor Pepsi on the theme of decarbonized delivery.

Twenty Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 battery trucks have been delivered to a subsidiary that bottles and distributes beverages on the West Coast and Midwest. Up to the charging stations have been installed in the warehouses. With these trucks, Coca Cola aims to save 40,000 gallons of diesel annually, which is about 151,400 liters.

By choosing the Freightliner eCascadia, Coca Cola targets other needs than the very long distances preferred by Pepsi and the Tesla Semi. The eCascadia, which is part of the Daimler Mercedes group, offers ranges from 155 to 230 miles, or about 250 to 370 km. Sufficient for known daily routes and very short recharging times: less than 3 hours to recover 80% of autonomy.

Considering that hundreds of thousands of freight trucks travel across the United States, the impact on the planet will be enormous in the coming years with the switch to electric.

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