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Motiv Power And Winnebago Begin Production Of All-Electric Mobile Service Vehicles
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COMMERCE, Calif. - Winnebago Industries Inc. and Motiv Power Systems have begun production on a variety of all-electric mobile vehicles suitable for use as medical and dental units, as well as bookmobiles. The new units, based on Motiv's EPIC4 Dearborn chassis and Winnebago’s SuperStructure Interlocking Design platform, will eliminate diesel fuel expenses and exhaust emissions. The new vehicles will hold enough charge for eight hours of service plus round-trip travel to and from a home facility. This equates to approximately 75-125 miles of range.
"Diesel exhaust emissions while idling remains a pervasive problem for mobile outreach vehicles aimed at serving communities, especially for our most vulnerable populations like children and medical patients," Jim Castelaz, founder and CEO Motiv Power Systems, said in a press release. "It's quite common for these vehicles to spend eight hours idling, in addition to running diesel generators, in order to provide the power needed to run electrical equipment and climate controls. An all-electric vehicle provides clean, silent, and vibration free energy to power on-board equipment."
A demonstration eBloodmobile is touring California this summer on a roadshow to illustrate its zero-emission features directly to the state's medical and public services community. California is currently offering incentive savings of $110,000 per vehicle. Read the full press release provided by Motiv Power Systems here.
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