What do you forecast for deliveries this year? And that put us on the path to go to market with this truck much sooner than expected. We started working with Navistar and Viatec late last year. Once we saw that the chassis was available, the project gained momentum. And one critical piece was Navistar launching the International eMV electric truck chassis. That’s when we could get line of sight into what it would take to build the truck. That changed last year when the pieces started to come together. But we were having to wait until the technology became available. Joe Caywood: We’ve had EVs on our product development roadmap for a while. UFP: In Terex’s press announcement, you said this truck launch is two years ahead of industry projections. Here’s an edited version of our conversation. UFP spoke with Joe Caywood, director of marketing at Terex Utilities, to dig into some of the details. So, what’s the backstory? How was Terex able to bring this truck to market two years ahead of industry forecasts? How many EVs does the company plan to deliver this year? And what should fleet managers consider when ordering an electric bucket truck? It offers a 135-mile driving range and the ability to operate the bucket for a full workday on a single charge. Terex designed the truck for electric distribution line work in urban applications. The truck combines Navistar’s International eMV electric chassis (33,000-pound GVWR) with the Terex Optima 55-foot aerial device and the HyPower SmartPTO system by Viatec. In June, Terex Utilities introduced the first ever all-electric bucket truck at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Terex Utilities’ Joe Caywood digs into the details behind the company’s groundbreaking announcement.
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