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Navistar Planning for Electric Trucks

Navistar Planning for Electric Trucks

News of the Next eMobility Solutions Group was unveiled at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, where International Trucks displayed the prototype of an electric International MV medium-duty truck, known as the eMV.

Navistar plans to introduce a medium-duty electric trucks by early 2021. The news was unveiled at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, where the OEM displayed the prototype of an electric International MV medium-duty truck, known as the eMV. Features of the truck include a redesigned hood, and an electric motor offering peak power of more than 474 kW, or the equivalent of 645 hp. The continuous power reaches 300 kW, or more than 400 hp.

While a prototype, it can accommodate battery capacities of 107 to 321 kilowatt hours. In a typical pickup and delivery application, an eMV would be able to travel about 400 km on a single charge of a 321 kWh battery.