Motiv Power Systems




























Motiv Power Systems
Industry Electric vehicles
Founded 2009
Founder Jim Castelaz
Headquarters
Foster City, California
,
United States of America
Website
motivps.com Edit this on Wikidata

Motiv Power Systems is a manufacturer of all-electric powertrain control systems for commercial vehicles, based in Foster City, California. They also produce software for the systems, and install them in vehicles that have already been manufactured.[1]



History




A charging connection on a vehicle with a Motiv Power Systems drivetrain.




One of the Mountain View community shuttles charging in a Google parking lot.


Jim Castelaz founded Motiv in 2009, working from his residence in Mountain View.[2]


In 2012, the company won a grant from the California Energy Commission to research and build a prototype manufacturing facility for its powertrain system, with a stated goal to "de-risk" the process of converting vehicles to an all-electric system.[3]


Motiv's first major contract was with the city of Chicago to convert twenty garbage trucks to use only electric power, starting work in 2012, with the first truck deployed in the middle of 2014. Motiv estimates that Chicago could prevent the release of 10,000 tons of carbon emissions per year by converting one quarter of its garbage trucks in this manner. Chicago paid for the trucks on a sliding scale, with the sale of the first trucks at $1.3 million, and the final ten trucks at $500,000.[1][4][2]


Then, in 2013, Motiv partnered with New York company Trans Tech to create an electric school bus for the Kings Canyon Unified School District, which went into service in March of 2014. The school district paid Motiv $230,000 for two "SST-e" Type A buses, with two more to follow. The buses can travel 80-100 miles, and carry 18-25 students each.[5][6][2][7]


Motiv also worked with Google in early 2015 to fund electric shuttles in Mountain View, based on existing vehicle designs.[2][8][6]


Then, in 2016, Motiv partnered with California Truck Equipment Co. and Rockport Commercial Vehicles to offer all-electric work trucks and box trucks, respectively. The first all-electric CTEC work truck was delivered to Santa Ana that year.[8]


In 2017 Motiv was approved as a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier (eQVM) for electric powertrains for commercial work trucks and buses. [9]


In 2018 Motiv launched its EPIC (Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis) family of all-electric chassis. [10] The EPIC chassis received CARB E.O. Certification for 2018/2019 in March of 2018.[11]



References





  1. ^ ab Riddell, Lindsay (2012-11-26). "Startup Motiv lands $13.4 million to electrify garbage trucks". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2016-09-22..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcd Parr, Rebecca (2016-08-12). "Hayward manufacturer turns diesel-burning trucks into all-electric vehicles". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  3. ^ Trabish, Herman (2012-02-28). "Motiv Power's Electric Drive Kit Could Electrify US Truck Fleet". Greentech Media. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  4. ^ Macrae, Emily (2016-08-30). "What Toronto Can Learn from Chicago's Electric Garbage Truck". Torontoist. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  5. ^ Breiner, Andrew (2014-03-04). "First Electric School Bus Hits The Road In California". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  6. ^ ab McFarland, Matt (2015-01-23). "Your neighborhood garbage truck is a gas-guzzler. Here's why". Washington Post Innovations. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  7. ^ McLendon, Russell (2013-11-11). "An Electric School Bus Could Be Coming To A School Near You". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  8. ^ ab Tyler, Lauren (2016-05-03). "Motiv Power Systems All-Electric Powertrain Integrated into Electric Truck Offerings". NGT News. Retrieved 2016-09-22.


  9. ^ Systems, Motiv Power. "Motiv Power Systems Approved as a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier for Electric Powertrains for Commercial Work Trucks and Buses". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.


  10. ^ "Motiv Power Systems Debuts EPIC™ All-Electric Family of Chassis for Trucks and Buses". Motiv Power Systems. Retrieved 2018-03-23.


  11. ^ Systems, Motiv Power. "Motiv Power Systems EPIC All-Electric Chassis for Trucks and Buses Receives First 2019 California Air Resources Board Executive Order for Emissions Exemption". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.




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