TransPower Activity
Press Releases:
Cleaner, Zero Emission Trucks Exhibited at PortTechEXPO. SAN PEDRO - Two electric battery-powered heavy-duty trucks that will help cut pollution at busy Los Angeles County ports were unveiled today at a symposium for green transportation technologies. The ports are a major source of diesel emissions in Southern California, which has some… Read More
What: California Energy Commissioner Carla Peterman and clean transportation industry partners will unveil two heavy-duty electric-powered vehicles at the 3rd Annual PortTechEXPO in San Pedro. Designed to provide cleaner transportation at Southern California’s ports, these electric trucks have been converted from diesel fuel to run on… Read More
San Diego, CA – (June 14, 2012) – TransPower, an advanced clean energy technology company, announced today that it has been selected to receive a newly awarded competitive grant to build a minimum of two additional battery-electric drayage trucks that will operate at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long… Read More
San Diego, CA – (December 12, 2011) – TransPower, an advanced clean energy technology company, is pleased to announce that it has received its State of California Vehicle Manufacturer License. TransPower’s core business is producing and integrating zero emission, electric drive systems for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles. Michael… Read More
ESCONDIDO, CA, April 4, 2011 - TransPower, an advanced clean energy technology company, announced today that it received three new R&D grant funding commitments during the month of March, with a combined value of nearly $3.8 million. These include a $496,505 award from the South Coast Air Quality Management District… Read More
Funded Projects:
Project Title: Vertically Integrated Manufacturing of Electric Trucks
Customer: California Energy Commission
Project Status: Started February 2011, on-going until May 2013
Project Purpose: Develop and test advanced battery and inverter products; develop prototype Class 8 electric truck; study feasibility of establishing a vertically integrated manufacturing facility
Project Title: High-Power Electric Tractor
Customer: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Project Status: Started June 2011, on-going until May 2013
Project Purpose: Develop and demonstrate two battery-electric terminal tractors
Project Title: ElecTruck Demonstration
Customer: South Coast AQMD
Project Status: Started June 2011, on-going until May 2013
Project Purpose: Develop and demonstrate two prototype Class 8 electric trucks
Project Title: Grid-Saver Fast Energy Storage Demonstration
Customer: California Energy Commission
Project Status: Started December 2011, on-going until December 2014
Project Purpose: Develop first lab prototype of a Grid-Saver system using modular lithium-ion battery packs and low-cost Inverter-Charger Units
Project Title: Economical Electric School Bus Demonstration
Customer: California Air Resources Board and San Diego APCD
Project Status: Started June 2012, on-going until June 2014
Project Purpose: Develop and demonstrate a large battery-powered school bus.
Project Title: Electric Drayage Demonstration (EDD)
Customer: California Energy Commission
Project Status: Funding for first 2 trucks approved in May 2012
Project Purpose: Integrate and demonstrate between 2 and 5 battery-electric Class 8 drayage trucks.
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