Rizon hands over first electric dump truck in Canada to B.C. company

Rizon, Daimler Truck’s brand of all-electric vehicles, announced its first official handover in Canada, an 18,850 GVW e18L fitted with a dump body, to Villamar Construction in Victoria, B.C.

The unit will be integrated into Villamar’s operations and used on custom home-building projects, according to a news release.

An additional 18 units upfitted with various bodies — such as dry boxes, service bodies, and landscape dumps — will be delivered to customers across British Columbia and Quebec in the coming weeks.

Customers include municipalities, rental and leasing providers as well as freight and logistics companies. “This handover marks a significant step for Daimler Truck in bringing zero-emission commercial vehicles to Canadian businesses,” Andreas Deuschle, the global head of Rizon Truck, said in the release.

“Commercial EVs are no longer a future concept — they’re here, hitting the road and serving in communities across Canada. We congratulate Villamar Construction on leading the charge and look forward to seeing Rizon trucks drive the growth of zero-emission transportation nationwide.”