Meritor to supply electric powertrain to Electra Commercial Vehicles for road-sweeper prototype
By Bradley Osborne - 29th November 2021
USA / UK – Meritor Inc, a components manufacturer based in Troy, Michigan, USA, has been selected by Electra Commercial Vehicles, an electrification specialist based in Skelmersdale, UK, to supply a Blue Horizon 14Xe ePowertrain for a battery-electric road-sweeper prototype. The component is set to be delivered by the end of the year prior to the commencement of testing in Wales.
Electra Commercial Vehicles is currently developing a road-sweeper platform based on an Iveco truck. Sid Sadique, CEO and President of Electra Commercial Vehicles, said: “Integrating Meritor’s electric powertrain into this road sweeper application will allow Electra to replace its remote drive conversion solution and test a more compact electric drive solution [...] Meritor’s ePowertrains are compact and power dense which maximizes the number of batteries that can be installed, allowing this vehicle to sweep more road surface in a single shift.”
