DAF Trucks and TotalEnergies have announced their intention to cooperate on several levels to drive forward the drive revolution in the truck sector. So soon, DAF customers will benefit from the energy company’s charging network. Both companies are planning to jointly develop MCS chargers.
DAF Trucks and TotalEnergies have signed a letter of intent to explore the potential for closer cooperation. According to DAF, the agreement focuses on three key initiatives: Firstly, with DAF customers in mind, the duo wants to examine how the TotalEnergies charging network and its roaming services could be utilised. Secondly, they want to set up a pilot initiative to accelerate the development of Megawatt Charging Systems for electric trucks. And thirdly, Total could supply low-carbon energy products and solutions to DAF manufacturing sites.
According to Mathieu Soulas, Senior Vice President New Mobilities at TotalEnergies, this partnership shows “TotalEnergies’ ability to provide concrete solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of its customers’ fleets. We need such pragmatic collaborations to make the Energy Transition happen.”
Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks, describes the initiative as “a great opportunity to combine our respective expertise to offer our customers sustainable and innovative transport solutions.” DAF is a leader in battery-electric vehicles and offers emission-free ranges of up to 500 kilometres on a single charge.
However, contrary to its original plans, DAF does not yet have an electric truck that can travel this far, at least not in series production. The Dutch company recently reported successful customer tests and is currently preparing for series production of the two new electric trucks, XD Electric and XF Electric, at its new factory in Eindhoven. The latter is intended for long-distance journeys and should be able to travel up to 500 kilometres. The two electric models are based on the new generation of the XF and XD. At DAF, these two previously pure combustion series are now being given electrically powered offshoots.
The manufacturer had already presented the two new electric models at the IAA Transportation in Hanover in 2022. The duo has also been available to order since then. The XD Electric and the XF Electric are basically the manufacturer’s third and fourth electric models. To date, the Dutch company has offered the CF Electric as a three-axle vehicle with up to 28 tonnes, while the LF Electric is a 19-tonner with two axles and a payload of 11,700 kilograms.
