Daimler has partnered with Stuttgart Municipality of Germany and logistics company Hermes for long term testing under day-to-day city traffic.
The electric trucks were produced under Fuso brand and they will be tested for one year.
For the testing, a total of five trucks will be used, out of which four trucks will be used by Stuttgart municipality and one truck will be used by Hermes, a logistics company.
Municipality of Stuttgart will test four 6-tonne Fuso Canter E-Cell for the next twelve months in tough everyday working environment. Hydraulic tipper body equipped two trucks will be deployed in road construction and landscaping.
Two of the trucks with box bodies will be used for transporting and disposing off of municipal furniture and waste, respectively. Another Canter E-Cell will be used by logistics company Hermes for parcel deliveries in urban traffic.
Daimler, board of management member, Dr Wolfgang Bernhard said at the handover ceremony: "Today's combustion engine is highly efficient, eco-friendly and, above all, clean. In long-distance transport it will remain the only option for a long time to come.
"In urban short-radius distribution, a partial switch to electric trucks will become technically feasible and economically viable within a few years' time. With this fleet test, we are making a small yet important contribution to urban mobility in Stuttgart.
"Daimler Trucks is pushing ahead with the further development of this technology. Together with the Municipality of Stuttgart and the Hermes Company, we are taking a key step towards market maturity today."
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus president and CEO Marc Llistosella said: "We at Fuso have acquired extensive experience in the development of local emission-free commercial vehicles.
"I am firmly convinced that the Canter E-Cell will now proof its strengths in the German climate and in the topographically very demanding area of urban Stuttgart.
"The Canter E-Cell offers our customers transport services which are not only environment-friendly, but also economical. Our test in Lisbon revealed savings of around €1000 per 10,000 kilometres in comparison to diesel trucks."
Stuttgart's mayor, Fritz Kuhn said: "Sustainable mobility is a key issue for cities and electric mobility is an important element.
"This is where the Municipality of Stuttgart is showing the way. We've decided to make a change to our fleet: all new cars purchased by the Municipality will be electric.
"I think this sends out a very strong signal. So we're also very happy to test the four Canter E-Cell vehicles in day-to-day city traffic."
In a prior tests conducted between June 2014 and June 2015, in Portugal in the town of Lisbon, Canter E-Cell has proven its advantages in short-range delivery operations and transport.
Eight vehicles were tested within a range of 100km and it was found to have cut the operating costs by about 64% when compared to diesel trucks.
Fuso is currently working to make the next generation electric trucks which are more suitable for everyday use and more economical.
