Daimler Truck electric truck brand Rizon has achieved full homologation in the U.S.

Rizon, the newest brand of Daimler Truck AG, which is offering all-electric class 4 and 5 medium-duty trucks for the U.S.-market, has achieved full homologation in the United States, clearing the way for the sale of their electric trucks nationwide, the recent press release notes. Daimler Truck launched their new electric truck brand in May this year.

Rizon recently received both Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification and dual CARB Executive Orders and is in full compliance with the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, according to the company. The first deliveries of vehicles are set to commence in Q4 of 2023 through dealer networks in California. With the vehicle certification via CARB Executive Orders, the company notes that customers in California can take advantage of a $60,000 baseline incentive per vehicle through the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Hybrid and Zero-emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).  

Rizon trucks are exclusively distributed by Velocity EV, which is a part of the Velocity Vehicle Group, a provider in the commercial vehicle industry with around 80 global outlets. Additionally, Velocity EV will be appointing additional Rizon dealers to provide a network across the United States.

With Rizon’s selection of series-production zero-emissions trucks in classes 4 and 5, customers can begin to decarbonize vehicles in their fleet through four model variants - the e18L, e18M, e16L, and the e16M, the press release notes. Rizon Trucks are ideally suited for urban and last-mile deliveries and routes of up to 150 miles (240 km) per day. They are said to support a versatile mix of configurations suitable to each customer’s unique requirements that include box trucks, flatbeds, stake beds, refrigerated, and other body types.