SEA ELECTRIC PARTNERS WITH MACK AND HINO

SEA Electric has partnered with Mack Trucks in the United States as a tier 1 supplier for the supply of the proprietary SEA-Drive power system.

The five-year agreement will focus on the next generation of Mack’s widely popular MD range, which will see deliveries of the fully electrified models to Mack dealers across North America.

Specifically, the Class 6 and 7 Mack MD6 and MD7 models will be equipped with the SEA-Drive 120 and 180 power systems.

Featuring an upgradeable and flexible architecture, the SEA-Drive power system can be adapted to a wide array of final applications, fully electrifying all ancillary features, with charging completed via the integrated onboard system.

In testing, the SEA-Drive-equipped Mack MD6 completed a durability assessment equivalent to more than 800,000km.

And Hino...

Meanwhile, Hino Trucks announced electric versions of its M- and L-Series medium-duty trucks for the US. They will be available in 2024 and will integrate the SEA-Drive power system.

The Hino Class 5 M5e cabover and Class 6 L6e conventional models have 138kWh and 220kWh battery capacities, respectively.

“Starting in 2024, Advanced Clean

Truck mandates will begin to kick off in California, which are growing the demand for electric vehicles,” says Glenn Ellis, president of Hino Trucks.

Hino Trucks’ national US dealer network already has high-voltage training from its previous hybrid trucks. The network is capable of serving electric vehicles safely and efficiently. The company is building Hino INCLUSEV, an end-to-end infrastructure that includes consulting, sales, single-source financing, support and service.