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| Source: RenewEconomy |
SEA Electric based in Dandenong, (Melbourne) Victoria, can adapt the chassis of most small-medium commercial delivery trucks and vans to electric drive. They use an electric power system called SEA-Drive[R] which can be tailor-made to a fleet of commercial trucks or vans. They remove the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) engine and gearbox and associated hardware and replace that with battery powered motor and other components.
SEA Electric has contracts to convert fleets in Australian and overseas with the likes of Ford, Detroit, in the US and with other businesses in California, New Zealand, Thailand, South Africa, Israel, Vietnam and Austria.
The vehicles look the same as the ICE version but most companies label them as electric. The payback time for their investment is approximately 5 years. As with all electric vehicles, the cost per km in electric driving is about a third of that in petrol or diesel; there are far fewer moving parts in ICE vehicles so maintenance is minimal and with regenerative braking there is less stress on the brake pads so they last a lot longer than those in ICE vehicles.
In the podcast, listed below, the founder of SEA Electric predicts that the Australian van and medium truck delivery fleets could all be electric in 5-10 years.
Further information:
- SEA Electric: www.sea-electric.com
- The Driven Podcast: Why all delivery vans are going electric. October 23, 2019.
- First electric Ford F-59 van now in production by Australia’s SEA Electric. The Driven, September 10, 2019.
- SEA reveals its first all-electric cherry picker. The Driven, October 11, 2019.
- First electric waste trucks go into service in Victoria. The Driven, October 4, 2018.
- Melbourne council dumps fossil fuels with first electric tipper truck. The Driven, September 27, 2019.
- SEA Electric unveils new images of electric truck with 350km range. The Driven, August 29, 2019.
- Australia’s first fully electric rubbish trucks clean up in Casey. The Driven, May 24, 2019.
- Transition: “Massive” new EV factory announced for Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The Driven, October 30, 2018.
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