The parcel delivery company is partnering with los angeles based startup thor to build a new electric truck.
Thor electric trucks.
Class 6 trucks are medium duty commercial trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 19 501 to 26 000.
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 has produced a prototype heavy duty truck that runs on battery powered electricity.
The chassis comes from a navistar.
Meet the thor et one semi tractor a frankenstein of trucks.
It also has an agreement with united parcel service to test a pair of electric medium duty delivery.
Xos formerly thor trucks has developed a skateboard chassis for fully electric class 6 trucks.
We reported on thor earlier this year when the startup came out of stealth mode by.
The self funded start up is trying to beat tesla to the market with.
It uses heavy duty dana axles and an off the shelf motor from supplier tm4.
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 startup will deliver two.