USA - Kenworth Truck Company of Kirkland, Washington, and driveline component supplier, Dana Incorporated of Maumee, Ohio, announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for medium-duty Kenworth battery electric vehicles at the CES event in Las Vegas early this month. The move mirrors a similar statement from Peterbilt – which, like Kenworth, is also a subsidiary of  Paccar Inc of Bellevue, Washington.

Kenworth displayed a K270E battery electric vehicle – the initial result of the collaboration on the Paccar stand. The K270E is a cabover design equipped with Dana-designed e-Powertrain system, which is fully integrated and upfitted to the Kenworth chassis. Configured as a direct drive system, the vehicle utilises a Spicer Electrified e-propulsion system, and a standard Dana drive axle and driveshaft. Dana also supplies an e-power system, which generates, stores, and manages the energy for the vehicle and consists of electrified auxiliary systems, an on-board charger, and two battery packs. Dana-developed software and controls enable the diagnostics and telemetry of the complete system.