First electric truck hits the road in Victoria

The first of a fleet of nine electric trucks will soon hit the road in Victoria, Australia, thanks to funding from the government’s New Energy Jobs Fund, which provided SEA Automotive with US$395, 000 (A$517,000) in October 2016 to develop a facility to manufacture commercial electric vehicles.
July 12, 2017 Read time: 1 min

The first of a fleet of nine electric trucks will soon hit the road in Victoria, Australia, thanks to funding from the government’s New Energy Jobs Fund, which provided 662 SEA Automotive with US$395, 000 (A$517,000) in October 2016 to develop a facility to manufacture commercial electric vehicles.

The SEA trucks features a modular electric drive power pack system which can be used to power new medium duty vehicles or repower existing diesel trucks.

According to Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio, the long-term aim of the project is to develop an innovative range of electric-powered commercial vehicles for a wide range of purposes.

The project is expected to employ up to 80 skilled automotive assembly workers within four years.

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