Enova Gets Order for 50 More Electric Drive Systems From Smith Electric Vehicles
By John O'Dell August 3, 2010
An Enova electric drive system is lowered into a Newton truck chassis on the Smith Electric Vehicles assembly line.
Enova Systems said today that Kansas City-based Smith Electric Vehicles has just ordered 50 more Enova drive systems for the Smith Newton electric truck. The order is the third this year, for a total of 120 electric drive units, and Enova said Smith plans to buy 250 of its 120 kilowatt-systems by the end of the year.
The Newton is the largest battery-electric truck in production and Smith recently was awarded a $32 million Energy Department grant to help offset future development costs and provide customer incentives to spur purchases of its trucks.
In addition to Smith, Torrance-based Enova supplies electric-drive systems and components to truck makers Freightliner and Navistar - the company is exclusive hybrid systems supplier for Navistar's hybrid bus unit - and to Chinese automaker First Auto Works.
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