Ontario, CA. – Phoenix Motorcars, a leading manufacturer of medium duty all-electric buses and trucks delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the zero emission box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. C&V Contractors, which specializes in custom home building, remodels and maintenance and repairs has been in business and servicing the Sacramento area since 1989.
Built on the popular Ford E-450 chassis with a Rockport Commercial Trucks body, the zero emission box truck is equipped with custom shelving to suit the specific needs of the customer. The truck is equipped with a 105 kWh battery pack offering up to 110 mile range and can be charged up in about 3 hrs with a 50 kW Level III charger.
C&V Contractors was the first zero emission truck replacement project approved by the Sac Metro Air District under the new Sacramento Emergency Clean Air Transportation (SECAT) guidelines. We are proud to help a local small business use the cleanest vehicle possible in our community.” Says Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.
The guidelines provide funding for vehicles with advanced technology and this included the line of Phoenix Motorcars all electric zero emission vehicles. C&V’s brand new ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck will reduce atmospheric emissions by ~61 tons annually, reduce maintenance costs by 75% and fuel costs by 80%.
“Collaborating with C&V Contractors has been exciting for us and the deployment is testimony to how fleets, irrespective of size, are recognizing the environmental and cost benefits of going electric. Along with our all-electric shuttle buses our range of electric trucks including flatbeds, utility trucks, box trucks and service trucks are proving to be very popular amongst progressive fleets across the nation.”, said Jose Paul Plackal, Vice President Business Development at Phoenix Motorcars.
I absolutely love how spacious it really is inside! It drives really smooth.” – Vicky Hagood, Owner C&V Contractors.
Specifications–ZEUS 500 Trucks
| Chassis | Ford E-450 Superduty Chassis – 158”/176” WB |
| GVWR/GCWR | 14,500/17,500 lbs |
| Peak Power | 230 kW |
| Modular Lithium Ion -NMC Battery Pack | Customizable modular battery packs up to 150 kWh with range up to 160 miles |
| Electrified Chassis payload | 6,500 lbs |
| Dual on-board Charging System | 13 kW AC J1772 on-board charging system 50 kW CHAdeMO |
| Dual top speed options | 58 mph (Standard) 64 mph (Optional) |
| Braking System | Dual Mode Regenerative Braking System |
| PMC Battery Warranty | 5 years / 150,000 miles |
| PMC Drive System Warranty | 5 years / 60,000 miles |
| Bumper to Bumper Warranty | 3 years / 36,000 miles |
| Body Structure Warranty | 5 years / 100,000 miles |
| Types of Trucks | Flatbed Trucks Utility Trucks Service Trucks Box Trucks Walk-in Vans Refrigerated Trucks Animal Control Trucks All custom trucks build on Ford E450 chassis |
Images courtesy of Phoenix Motorcars