The new headquarters and production facility represent an investment of more than USD37m.

Orange EV says the 'Husk-e' can pull the heaviest loads, including a bomb cart chassis laden with full-weight twin 20-foot containers, at a speed of 32 mph.

‘OEV Canada Inc’, based in Toronto, Ontario, is already operational, and is headed by Roberto Bragagnolo, who will lead the provision of product sales and services in the country.

The company’s new headquarters and manufacturing operations, comprising 400,000 square feet, will be located in the Turner Logistics Center, an industrial estate currently under construction.

The company currently has more than 450 electric terminal tractors operating in trailer and container handling across the country, including more than 40 units in its growing rental fleet.

The manufacturer of electric terminal tractors has raised a total of USD35m in investments to support the company’s growth, following an institutional funding round led by venture capital firm S2G Ventures and private investment firm Henry Crown and Company.

The tech start-up is partnering with Orange EV to install the kits in autonomy-ready Class 8 battery-electric terminal tractors, turning them into fully autonomous vehicles.

The American company's T-Series range of electric terminal tractors, which will feature improvements to connectivity, will now be released under the ‘e-TRIEVER’ brand.

The new range, equipped with Orange EV's own 233-kWh battery packs, is slated for release in Q3 2022.

The T-Series of electric terminal tractors were first launched in 2015 and have markedly improved uptime rates over diesel equivalents.