The city of Santa Monica, California, has purchased the first zero-emissions, plug-in, battery-powered electric medium-duty truck sold in the U.S. The truck, which will be used by the city’s water department, was manufactured by Electrorides.
Santa Monica apparently has a “Sustainable City Plan,” according to a press release from Electrorides, and the ZeroTruck will help the city reach its goals of reducing emissions and use of petroleum fuel. The truck uses an Isuzu medium-duty truck chassis with the gasoline-using bits removed and an electric propulsion system put in.
The Electrorides ZeroTruck has:
- A 100-mile range
- Highway capability, up to 55 mph
- Lithium batteries with an on-board charger
- Regenerative braking system
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