California Mobility Center Showcase Event Puts Zeus Electric Chassis on Center Stage
March 24, 2022
Event Marking Center’s Year Anniversary Showcases Global eMobility Success
Minneapolis, MN (March 25, 2022) – With the Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc (Zeus) first production vehicle #SO-00001 taking center stage, the California Mobility Center (CMC) hosted a gala showcase featuring their client success stories and marking the first year in their Ramp-Up Factory (RUF).
Attended by over 300 guests, including national media personnel, California state government officials, City of Sacramento officials, Sacramento State University leadership, representatives from leading Attended by over 300 guests, including national media personnel, California state government officials, City of Sacramento officials, Sacramento State University leadership, representatives from leading automotive OEM and Tier 1 suppliers, early-stage company founders, and over 30 top utility-company executives from across the United States, the event celebrated the growth of the CMC in the eMobility space. As Robert Grinstead, founder and CEO of Zeus, noted, “the CMC’s ability to provide support and networking connections to start-ups such as Zeus has been invaluable. It’s been a great experience working with their team to accomplish together what we have in the past year.”
“The CMC’s ability to provide support and networking connections to start-ups such as Zeus has been invaluable.”
Robert Grinstead, founder and CEO of Zeus Electric Chassis
It is those connections which brought Zeus and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) tIt is those connections which brought Zeus and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) together. The purchase of five Zeus all-electric class 5 work trucks is an important part of SMUD’s ambitious zero-carbon goals. As SMUD CEO Paul Lau has indicated, finding a good fit for the utility in the Class 4-6 vehicle was a challenge. The team at SMUD is eager to put the trucks to work in the field. Delivery of the first trucks from the Zeus facility will be in Q2 2022, with final inspection taking place at the CMC facility.
As a pilot program, the experience and data gathered from the SMUD usage will be shared with other utilities in an effort to mitigate the risk and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the vocational work truck market. Another CMC client, E Source, is working with SMUD and Zeus as a third-party evaluator to validate the technology and develop a process for sharing this data and information.
The CMC event was an all-day affair featuring a pre-show media tour, speakers, and the opportunity for many CMC clients to showcase their eMobility products. Utility company executives attending the Large Public Power Council meeting were also given a private tour. The day was capped off by a formal unveiling of the Zeus truck with a ceremonial “handing over of the keys” to Paul Lau, SMUD Director of Procurement, Warehouse & Fleet Casey Fallon, and SMUD Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Davidson.
Robert Grinstead, on behalf of Zeus, was presented with a special award from the CMC which read “The CMC proudly commemorates our first client Zeus Electric Chassis on their first successful commercial transaction in partnership with SMUD. “
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About Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc.
Zeus is a leading class 4-6 purpose-built, severe-duty, electric work truck solution in North America. Our mission is to engineer and manufacture uncompromising, full-electric vocational solutions that address environmental and industry needs. Our ground-up approach and willingness to co-develop allows our customers to re-imagine their future business model. Zeus is well networked within the eMobility ecosystem, partnering with market leading technology suppliers, work truck OEM’s, end-user fleets, and non-profit industry leaders with the mission of accelerating EV adoption nationwide.
About Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
As the nation’s sixth-largest, community-owned, not-for-profit electric service provider, SMUD has been providing low-cost, reliable electricity to Sacramento County for nearly 75 years. SMUD is a recognized industry leader and award winner for its innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies and for its sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. SMUD’s power mix is about 50 percent non-carbon emitting.
For more information, visit smud.org.
About the California Mobility Center (CMC)
A public-private partnership led by global thought leaders in clean technology innovation, the CMC aspires to be the leading global innovation and commercialization center for future mobility. Its strategic location in Sacramento puts the CMC in close proximity to world-class educational institutions, leaders in clean mobile technology, award winning utilities and to California government that leads the United States and the world in producing policies around green mobility and technology.
Find out more at www.californiamobilitycenter.org
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For further information, please contact:
Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc.
Phone: (844) 938-7462
Email: [email protected]
SOURCE: Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc.
