Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2009
Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2009
Engineered specifically for urban delivery routes and service/maintenance operations, the Enova Ze plug-in step van drive system offers a range of up to 150 miles per charge and can reach a top speed of 65 mph. 10 per mile—significantly less than the average of $.24-$.48 48 per mile in a comparable diesel vehicle.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2009
Equipped with a 120 kW induction motor and a Li-ion battery pack, it has a top speed of up to 50 mph, a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload of up to 16,280 lbs. The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000 square foot plant in Kansas City. Full battery recharge requires 6-8 hours.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2022
Since then, it has sold 400 trucks to more than 130 fleets, and accumulated 5 million miles and 1.5 Speed: Up to 25 mph. Orange EV, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, was the nation’s first manufacturer offering 100% electric Class 8 vehicles to be commercially deployed and scaled. million hours of operation.
Green Cars News
JULY 29, 2009
Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA. It is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, based in Kansas City, Missouri. It can be recharged in six hours.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2011
The truck delivers a top speed of 55 mph, offers end users battery ranges from 50 to 120 miles on a single charge and a payload of more than 16,000 pounds. Smith began production of the Smith Newton at its Kansas City assembly plant in October 2009.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2010
The trucks will be built in Smith Electric’s Kansas City, Mo., The Newton delivers a top speed of 55 mph (88 km/h) and offers end users battery ranges from 50 to 120 miles (80km-192km) on a single charge, ideal for urban deliveries, utilities and personnel transport applications.
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