DAF TRUCKS is expanding its production capability with a new Electric Truck Assembly facility in Eindhoven, where the new generation XD Electric and XF Electric will commence this spring, with production to rise to several thousand vehicles per annum over the next few years, in line with the increasing demand for fully electric trucks.
The basis for each new generation electric DAF truck is a so-called glider, a chassis without a driveline but with a cab. The glider is manufactured on DAF’s main truck production line. The 4×2 and 6×2 tractors and rigids are then completed to XD Electric and XF Electric trucks in an eight-step process on the Electric Truck Assembly production line. These fully electric vehicles provide a range of over 500 ‘emissions-free’ kilometres.
The new facility comprises two assembly lines. Battery packs are assembled on the sub-assembly line while all high-voltage components, including batteries and driveline, are mounted on the chassis on the main assembly line.
