Daimler Trucks North America has appointed Rakesh Aneja as the corporate’s new head of eMobility, reporting on to Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of DTNA.  

“Rakesh’s technical background and unbelievable Daimler expertise make him extraordinarily well-suited to take the helm of the main eMobility program within the business automobile trade,” stated Roger Nielsen, president and CEO, DTNA. “As an trade, we’re properly on our solution to our CO₂-neutral future that may profit all of us – fleets, drivers and the general public alike – and with Rakesh’s stewardship, we’ll hasten that transition at DTNA.”

In his new function, Aneja will lead all eMobility actions at DTNA, together with product technique, platform administration, buyer consulting and charging infrastructure providers. He will even function program lead for the medium-duty Freightliner eM2 and heavy-duty eCascadia, each slated for begin of restricted manufacturing in 2022.

Aneja began his profession at Detroit Diesel Company (DDC) in 1998. Throughout his tenure at Daimler, he has held a wide range of engineering administration and program management roles in a number of international locations, together with a four-year task in Stuttgart, all of which largely centered on advancing propulsion applied sciences.

Most not too long ago, Aneja led DTNA’s powertrain engineering group at Detroit and was based mostly in Michigan. Aneja and his staff launched the Detroit DD15 Gen5, the fashionable incarnation of the trade’s main heavy-duty engine.