UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, has made the all-electric medium duty ZeroTruck powered by a UQM® PowerPhase® electric propulsion system available for purchase by U.S. government agencies.
Keep an eye out for these new vehicles if you have the rights to any government contracts, or if you follow the movement of alternative-powered vehicles in your shop.
Agencies on General Services Agency (GSA) schedule 95E through GSA can purchanfive year exclusive contract holder Central Truck Center of Landover, Md. The ZeroTruck is also available through select Isuzu dealerships in California, Colorado, North Carolina, and New York.
The ZeroTruck is an all-electric zero emission medium duty truck based on the Isuzu N series chassis, featuring a low cab-forward design, a fully automated transmission and up to a 100 mile range with full highway capability.
The ZeroTruck features a UQM® PowerPhase® 100 kW (134 hp) electric propulsion system that produces peak torque of 550 N-m. The system has a continuous torque rating of 400 N-m and a continuous power rating of 100 kW (134 hp). The system also features optimized four-quadrant performance, dynamic torque, speed and voltage control, and system energy efficiency of over 90 percent across a substantial portion of its performance curve.
“Qualifying the ZeroTruck for sale to agencies of the U.S. government was a major milestone for our company that we believe will lead to a broader deployment of our high performance medium duty truck in a wide range of government fleets across the country,” says Tedd Abramson, COO of ZeroTruck Corp., the developer and producer of the ZeroTruck. “The federal government has taken a leadership position in encouraging the introduction of a wide-range of clean vehicles into federal fleets through the GSA qualification and we are pleased to have the ZeroTruck available for medium duty truck buyers.”
ZeroTruck Corp. also recently announced the purchase of an all-electric ZeroTruck equipped with a Scelzi utility body by the city of Santa Monica, Calif., for use in the city’s water division.
ZeroTruck Corp., Inc., based in Laguna Nigel, Calif., is a developer and producer of commercial electric trucks for public and private fleet operators and the only electric truck manufacturer that uses a U.S. built electric propulsion system and lithium–ion battery pack. For more information, visit www.zerotruck.com or www.uqm.com.
