Dana and Lonestar Specialty Vehicles launch fully-electrified terminal tractor
By Jim Gibbins - 1st November 2019
USA - Dana Incorporated of Maumee, Ohio, in collaboration with Lonestar Specialty Vehicles of Texarkana, Texas, launched a fully electrified terminal tractor at the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta last month. Dana states the new Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain system is designed and manufactured by Dana as a complete electric powertrain solution for use on vehicles built by Lonestar SV.
Lonestar SV, founded in 2014, specializes in the final stage assembly and refurbishment of commercial vehicles, and other innovative vehicle application solutions. Dana’s e-Powertrain system can be adapted by Lonestar SV into a vehicle with a non-powered rolling chassis (glider), or existing vehicles with diesel engines can be converted into all-electric trucks. The solution can be used to extend the useful life of a fleet’s capital investment by repowering and refurbishing an existing chassis. It also allows for recycling of a chassis for further carbon footprint reduction.
