Navistar electric trucks launch in Portland Tuesday
Navistar is taking the wraps off its electric fleet trucks Tuesday, inviting business owners and local politicians to come test drive the vehicles, named the eStar, through a course set up inside the Portland Convention Center.
Navistar bought the manufacturing assets of Monaco Coach of Coburg last year for $52 million and is manufacturing its new line of electric trucks at a former Monaco plant in Indiana.
"We’re excited to debut the eStar in Portland and give local media and government officials an up-close look at one of the coolest, most environmentally friendly commercial trucks on the road today,” said Jim Hebe, Navistar senior vice president and North American sales operations, said in a press release. “As one of the most sustainable cities in the nation, a city like Portland can appreciate the amazing potential of the eStar all-electric truck when it comes to clean, energy-efficient transportation.”
Federal Express has been an early adopter of the trucks, trying them out in some urban routes.
The trucks cost about $150,000 before state and federal tax incentives.
More details about the truck and the launch event are available via the Navistar website.
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