CHARGED Electric Vehicles Magazine – May-June 2019

Advanced energy solutions

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Image courtesy of SEA Electric
Australian electric commercial vehicle maker SEA
Electric is set to launch two trucks in the US, based on
Ford and Isuzu platforms. The company has established a
Los Angeles office with its first US-based employees, and
plans to begin in-service trials for both trucks.
SEA Electric also has a Ford Transit van program
underway, which it plans to begin trialing in April. The
manufacturer says that batteries for all three vehicles can
be fully charged overnight in 4-6 hours using a 20 kW
on-board charger, which allows drivers to charge using
any three-phase power source.
SEA Electric Director Tony Fairweather sees the SEA-
Drive-powered vehicles as ideal options for urban and
metropolitan back-to-base distribution applications.
“For back-to-base operations EV technology is ex-

Australian electric truck

maker SEA Electric to launch

two trucks in the US

tremely attractive, because at the end of the working day,

these vehicles are conveniently charged overnight and

ready to go again the next morning,” he said. “Operators

can expect a payback period of less than four years on

their SEA-Drive-powered truck or van, so with a battery

lifecycle of approximately 10 years, there are great effi-

ciencies to be gained over the whole life of the vehicle.”

The company is also expanding local assembly op-

erations in Victoria, Australia, to increase production

capacity up to 2,400 van, light commuter bus and truck

units annually.