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Oct 2, 2014

ELECTRIC TRUCK MAKERS * USA:

* Kansas - Electric truck maker in Riverside revs up

(Photo by ALLISON LONG/THE KANSAS CITY STAR - Mike Saxton (from left), Wayne Mathisen and Kurt Neutgens, all with Orange EV, conferred near one of their electric trucks at the company’s headquarters in Riverside. Orange’s trucks are former diesel models retrofitted with electric motors) 
Kansas City,KNS,USA -The Kansas City Star, by STEVE EVERLYTHE -30 Sept 2014: ... Smith Electric got more than $30 million in federal grants and plenty of publicity before it suspended production late last year. Its future is unclear as it seeks more funds... Orange EV has been operating more quietly since starting in 2012. It didn’t tap federal grants and moved carefully to build a prototype and test it. Now, it’s seeking buyers... Its first product is an electric terminal truck, built to pull loads of freight around places such as railroad yards and distribution centers. Orange EV completely refurbishes older terminal trucks, including a coat of new paint. The diesel engines are replaced with the motors, batteries and other components needed to make the vehicles electric-powered...

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