Australian founded SEA Electric has revealed details of its new SEA SV6 EV step van delivery vehicle at North Amercia’s Work Truck Week 2022.
It features SEA Electric’s proprietary SEA-Drive power-system, the van expected to help shape the battery-electric last-mile delivery segment with a zero-emission solution developed specifically for the North American market.
“With the SV6 EV, we bring to the market a solution that has been proven by over a million miles of real-world use, with the package set to revolutionise the important step van market across North America,” says SEA Electric founder and chief executive Tony Fairweather.
“When compared to a traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle the benefits extend far beyond energy efficiencies. From an operational perspective, lower maintenance and running costs, are a given, with the elimination of diesel consumption and fewer moving parts minimising service costs,” he adds.
“Our users can fully expect to recover any purchase price premium within a maximum five years, plus this return is often bolstered further depending on state or local initiatives available.
“With our extensive deployments to date in the step van field, we have already seen the significant benefits of SEA Electric ownership – the entire shift to EV is on the horizon, and we offer to the marketplace a dependable partnership, today.”
The system’s proprietary management software is designed to optimise power distribution to the various sub-systems of the vehicles, with this energy conservation backed up by passive and active stages of regenerative braking, which charge the medium voltage batteries while the vehicle slows.
For users, the switch to EV provides a comfortable work environment, with health and safety considerations including no noise, fumes, heat or vibrations.
Powered by the SEA-Drive 120b power-system, the SEA SV6 EV covers applications with a GVWR up to 11.79 tonnes (Class 6), with its 249.8kW power and 2501Nm torque performance ratings capable of handling any situation, SEA Electric says.
The 138kWh battery pack delivers a 273km unladen range, has vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging capabilities, and is configured for fast charging at up to 100kW.
Batteries come with a full five-year warranty, with the warranty of the systems covering three years or 80,467km.
The mid-mounted batteries improve safety and driving dynamics, while also supplying power to all ancillary systems.
A mobile app and fleet portal will soon be released to complement the onboard telemetry.
SEA Electric also plans Class 3, 4 and 5 step vans (SEA SV3 EV, SEA SV4 EV and SEA SV5 EV).
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