based in Melbourne ELECTRIC SEA will offer its exclusivity SEA-Drive electrical system for US company Mack trucka part of Volvo Corporation.
The five-year agreement will see SEA-Drive 120 and 180 electrical systems installed in Mack’s midsize Class 6 and MD7 models, which will go on sale across North America by the end of 2023.
SEA-Drive says its 120a and 120b systems have peak power from 125kW to 250kW (80-200kW continuous) and peak torque between 1500Nm and 3500Nm (800Nm-1852Nm continuous).
In MD Electric, maximum power is 194kW and torque is 2508Nm.
The electrical system includes not only the electric motors but also the built-in charger.
The 4×2 MD electric truck will use a 150kWh or 240kWh nickel-cobalt oxide battery and can be charged via an AC or DC charger. They also feature regenerative braking.
The AC charging speed is 19.2kW and the DC charging speed is 80kW. Connected to a DC charger, it will take 100 minutes to charge with two batteries and 160 minutes to charge with three batteries.
The claimed maximum range is 225 km with two batteries or 370 km with three batteries.
The Class 6 model has a gross vehicle weight (GVWR) of 11.79 tons and the Class 7 model has a GVWR of 14.97 tons. Maximum payload is 8.8 tons.
Mack notes that the MD6 does not require a commercial driver’s license in the United States to operate non-hazardous payloads.
They will be manufactured in Roanoke Valley, Virginia.
The MD Electric truck won’t be the first electric Mack, with the LR Electric already back in production in December 2021.
Mack Trucks Global President, Martin Weissburg, said: “We are delighted to partner with SEA Electric on this exciting product, which represents another important step in our efforts to accelerate decarbonisation. and our more sustainable future.
“This is a proud day for SEA Electric, and the culmination of more than a decade of leading-edge research and development that has proven SEA-Drive electrical systems around the world,” said Tony Fairweather, Managing Director. executive and founder of SEA Electric said.
“During testing, the SEA-Drive-equipped Mack MD6 successfully completed the extreme endurance test, which equates to more than 500,000 miles on one of the toughest and most challenging tracks.”
“We are proud to partner with an iconic brand like Mack Trucks to help them achieve market leadership in the Category 6 and 7 zero-emissions segment.
“In the future, this deal has the potential to reach significant scale, which is exciting for the industry as it moves into a sustainable future.”
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SEA Electric was founded in 2012 and currently operates in five different continents. It has been doing transmission swaps on diesel trucks since 2017.
Its SEA-Drive system can be used for trucks, buses and light commercial vehicles.
For example, the SEA 300-85 . light truck it’s made in Australia based on the lightweight Hino 300, built from a sent-in Semi Knocked Down (SKD) kit, and comes complete with new badges and branding, complete with its own compliance plate and warranty. operating at the factory.
It weighs up to 8.5 tons, uses a 138 kWh battery, and has a drive motor that produces 1500 Nm of torque. Unladen, this complex has a range of 300 km.
