Daimler Truck’s first wave of electric Rizon trucks reaches Canada
Rizon, Daimler Truck’s newest brand of all-electric vehicles, recently announced the arrival of its first shipment of Class 4-5 vehicles to British Columbia. The shipment is the first since Rizon’s initial launch into the Canadian market in April 2024.
This shipment includes the first 12 units of a 22-vehicle order, with the remaining units scheduled to arrive in November. After being upfitted with various bodies—such as dry boxes, service bodies, and landscape dumps—19 of the units will be delivered to customers in British Columbia and Quebec. The remaining three units will be used for demonstration purposes. These vehicles will be distributed to locations in British Columbia and Quebec.
Customers include municipalities, rental and leasing providers, as well as freight and logistics companies.
“I’m very excited the first order of Rizon trucks is reaching Canada and will soon be on the streets serving customers with zero-emission operations,” said Andreas Deuschle, the global head of Rizon Truck. “The market response has been enthusiastic, and we are proud to provide Canada with the very best electric commercial vehicles on the market.”
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These vehicles will qualify for the Canadian government’s Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty-Zero Vehicles program, which has been in effect since 2022. A Rizon truck will qualify for approximately $75,000 at the point of sale under this program.
Rizon trucks may qualify for additional provincial incentives up to $75,000 in B.C. and $100,000 in Quebec.
Rizon will offer four model variants for Canadian customers, the e16L, e16M, e18L, and the e18M, with a mix of configurations and options suitable for each customer’s requirements, ranging from 15,995 to 18,850 lb. in gross vehicle weight. The vehicles can run up to 257 km (for L size variant with 3 battery packs) and up to 177 km (for M size variant with 2 battery packs) on a single charge.
They are ideally suited to a variety of applications such as dry vans, flatbeds, landscape dumps, garbage compactors, and reefers, and feature an electric power take-off, which is controllable from the cab and allows for specialized equipment such as reefer belt drives and hydraulic pumps.
Rizon is also expanding its dealership network by partnering with Globocam, one of Québec's largest commercial vehicle dealerships. This partnership adds three new locations across Québec and Ontario, complementing the existing six in British Columbia.
