Vicinity Motor Corp has announced that it will showcase its vehicles in a joint exhibit with its strategic partner EAVX at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo (ACT Expo) taking place from May 9 to 12, 2022, in Long Beach, California.
Billed as North America's largest advanced transportation technology and clean fleet event, the ACT Expo has united the transportation industry in its mission to reduce emissions and build a cleaner, more sustainable tomorrow for more than a decade.
Vicinity Motor will jointly exhibit its VMC 1200 Class 3 electric truck with a ProStake Platform Body by Morgan Truck Body, a sister business unit to EAVX, the company said. The unit will be upfitted with its latest VX Control multiplexed technology system, including a 360-degree camera system, digital rearview and side-view mirrors, advanced driver assistance systems and load sensing technology, and will be available at the Ride and Drive portion of the event.
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"The ACT Expo brings together potential customers and fleet operators from around the world, presenting an incredible opportunity for us to showcase our newest vehicle to a highly targeted audience," William Trainer, founder and CEO of Vicinity Motor said in a statement.
"This demo in particular will showcase the work we have done alongside our partner EAVX, who integrates chassis, technology and body (Morgan) to envision next-generation electric work truck bodies on our VMC 1200 base, highlighting the potential that our easily configurable VMC 1200 truck offers,” he added.
Trainer said Vicinity Motor will also meet with industry stakeholders to introduce the company's full portfolio of products such as the Vicinity Lightning EV as well as VMC Optimal EV product line.
"With the highest level of representatives in attendance being from California, we will be highlighting our 2021 MBTA authorization for California state transit agencies to purchase vehicles from our diverse portfolio through our tier-1 distribution partner ABC Companies," he added.
Vicinity Motor is a North American supplier of electric vehicles for both public and commercial enterprise use. The company leverages a dealer network and close relationships with world-class manufacturing partners to supply its flagship electric, CNG and clean-diesel Vicinity buses, the VMC 1200 electric truck and a VMC Optimal-EV shuttle bus. It sells its proprietary electric chassis alongside J.B. Poindexter business unit EAVX, the company's strategic partner, for upfitting into next-generation delivery vehicles.
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