A research team from Georgia Tech compared medium-duty electric and diesel, urban delivery trucks, and found that the median total cost of ownership of electric trucks is 22-percent less than that of diesel trucks on the New York City delivery cycle.
PLANO, TX -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division announced that eight new electric delivery trucks will be rolling out in the Boston area.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in the state of New York in 2012 to build the Smith Newton all-electric medium-duty vehicle.
WALTHAM, MA – A123 Systems, which makes advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and systems, announced a production agreement with Smith Electric Vehicles to supply battery modules for Smith's portfolio of zero-emission all-electric commercial vehicles.
TORRANCE, CA - Enova Systems, Inc., an innovator of proprietary hybrid and electric drive systems propelling the alternative energy industry, has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith Newton truck.
TORRANCE, CA - Enova Systems Inc., a developer of hybrid and electric drive systems, said it has moved toward large-scale production of its all-electric drive system for the Smith Newton battery-electric-powered production truck.
WASHINGTON - Smith's all-electric, fuel- and emissions-free commercial trucks are now available for purchase by U.S. government agencies and military forces.
WASHINGTON - Representatives from Coca-Cola Enterprises, Staples, Frito-Lay, and AT&T were each presented keys to an all-new Smith Newton, the world's largest commercially available battery-electric-powered truck.
Ford recently agreed to supply Smith Electric Vehicles with a range of Ford F-Series commercial vehicles for the U.S. market.