Workhorse, a North American manufacturer of electric trucks, step vans, shuttles and buses, has sold 100 W56 electric step vans to Gateway Fleets, a California-based provider of bundled EV and charging solutions for commercial delivery operators. California truck dealer Kingsburg Truck Center (KTC) will handle delivery.
Gateway Fleets offers a bundled model to fleet operators, including purpose-built electric trucks, on-site charging infrastructure, fleet support and flexible financing arrangements. Gateway offers EVs through a lease structure, enabling operators to enjoy the fuel and maintenance savings of EVs while avoiding large upfront capital expenditures. The company currently operates depots in Southern California, and is scaling its network across the region and beyond.
“Gateway Fleets understands the challenges fleets are facing right now, and they’ve built a business model designed to solve it,” said Scott Griffith, CEO of Workhorse. “Gateway’s bundled model enables fleets to seamlessly add electric trucks to their fleet by handling every aspect of electrification.”
Gateway offers Workhorse’s Standard Wheelbase (178-inch) step van with a 210 kWh battery pack that provides a nominal range of 150 miles. The van has 1,000 cubic feet of cargo space and a payload of 10,000 lbs.
All W56 models are produced at Workhorse’s manufacturing facility in Union City, Indiana, which is capable of producing up to 5,000 vehicles per year on a single operating shift.
“We’ve seen fuel cost savings of up to 65 percent on active delivery routes, based on a year-long, real-world case study at our Riverside, California site,” said Jamie Miller, Chief Revenue Officer of Gateway Fleets. “Vehicles like the W56 are performing reliably in last-mile operations, and through close coordination with partners like Workhorse and Kingsburg Truck Center, we’re delivering a complete solution for operators.”
Source: Workhorse Group
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