ROUSH CleanTech will provide Penske Truck Leasing with all-new Ford F-650 battery electric vehicles for deployment across Southern California.
“Penske has been expanding its battery electric fleet for the past several years,” says Paul Rosa, senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning at Penske Truck Leasing. “We are working with our customers to evaluate ROUSH CleanTech-powered BEVs across various real-world applications.” Additionally, ROUSH CleanTech built the BEVs to Penske’s specifications to ensure a satisfactory experience across many market segments.
ROUSH CleanTech is backed by decades of electric vehicle engineering capability from parent company, Roush Enterprises. Roush’s expertise in electrification includes production design as well as functional performance validation. Compliance testing, assembly set up, and vehicle second-stage manufacturing also comprise its expertise.
Further, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) partly funded the demonstration units. The South Coast AQMD is a regulatory agency focused on improving air quality for large areas of Southern California. “Our work with Roush has played a major role in the development and commercialization of clean air technologies,” says Wayne Nastri, executive officer for South Coast AQMD.
“Over the past decade, ROUSH CleanTech has put more than 37,000 vehicles on North American roads,” says Todd Mouw, president of ROUSH CleanTech. “We bring that experience and expertise to the battery electric vehicle market and to partnerships like South Coast Air Quality Management District and Penske to deliver solutions for a sustainable future.”
BEV FEATURES
ROUSH CleanTech’s battery electric vehicles:
- Have a maximum speed of 65 mph and a 100-mile range
- Reduce operating costs for customers
- Foster healthier communities with no exhaust and zero nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and hydrocarbons
- Meet all DOT regulations, comply with applicable vehicle FMVSS requirements, and adhere to the California Zero Emissions Powertrain certification program.
ROUSH CleanTech was the first to offer a near-zero, 0.02g g/bhp-hr propane-autogas engine certified by the California Air Resources Board. Additionally, according to the EPA, operating vehicles with ultra-low or zero-emission engines improve regional air quality. These engines also reduce a wide variety of human health impacts.
Production starts in summer of 2021.
Find out more, visit www.roushcleantech.com and www.pensketruckleasing.com.
