Daimler Truck expands partnership with CATL

A Mercedes-Benz eActros electric cargo truck on display during Daimler AG's shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, on April 5, 2018. (BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)

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Reuters

May 20, 2021 05:25 PM

FRANKFURT -- Daimler Truck AG on Thursday said it had intensified a partnership with Contemporary Amperex Technology, choosing the Chinese battery maker as the supplier for the Mercedes-Benz eActros longhaul electric truck.

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