The parcel delivery company is partnering with los angeles based startup thor to build a new electric truck.
Thor electric trucks.
Meet the thor et one semi tractor a frankenstein of trucks.
The startup will deliver two.
We reported on thor earlier this year when the startup came out of stealth mode by.
Xos trucks delivering intelligent mobility.
It also has an agreement with united parcel service to test a pair of electric medium duty delivery.
Class 6 trucks are medium duty commercial trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 19 501 to 26 000.
Thor trucks has produced a prototype heavy duty truck that runs on battery powered electricity.
Thor trucks has developed an electric semi that can haul 80 000 pounds of cargo and travel up to 300 miles on a single charge.
Thor trucks a young los angeles startup that began showing off its battery powered class 8 commercial rig around the time elon musk unveiled tesla s futuristic semi snagged an initial deal to.
The chassis comes from a navistar.
It uses heavy duty dana axles and an off the shelf motor from supplier tm4.
Xos the electric truck startup formerly known as thor trucks is electrifying a few armored cash hauling trucks with the opportunity to deliver more in the future.