Great news for California transit agencies, non-profits, and CalACT members!

Our Motiv-powered electric shuttle bus has been awarded a contract by Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA), and the California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT).

The CalACT purchasing cooperative provides a federal and California State compliant purchasing option that allows you to select the vehicle that best meets your transit needs, avoiding lengthy and expensive RFBs and bid processes.

Electric shuttle buses are used for many transportation applications, including public transit, airports, hotels, universities, corporate campuses, parking services, and more.

Motiv has been at the forefront of the transportation electrification movement. In operation since 2015, the City of Mountain View Community Shuttle, Motiv’s electric shuttles are running daily, well past the designed project lifetime, and have almost 500,000 real world miles to date.

Motiv works with several industry leading shuttle bus builders including Turtle Top, to bring electric versions of popular bus brands to market. Based on the Ford eQVM approved EPIC E-450 chassis featuring BMW batteries, Motiv combines our EV expertise with bus manufacturing experience to deliver best-in-class electric buses to fleets nationwide.

To learn more, please get in touch with us today!

We partnered with Collins Bus and A-Z Bus Sales to bring our Motiv-powered Type A bus directly to school districts around California.  Getting behind-the-wheel or under-the-hood of a Motiv-powered vehicle is an interactive and fun experience for fleet managers, technicians, and operators. Motiv sales and support team members attend each training and demo, providing both technical and operational information. Customers can expect complimentary driver and maintenance training with each deployment.

We also offer training to our dealer-partners, ensuring their teams feel comfortable and knowledgeable as they begin to upgrade their customers to all-electric.

Our team is sensitive of current conditions which can provide travel challenges and we are here to accommodate. Motiv staff practices safety protocols including wearing and providing masks, frequent sanitation of our demo vehicles, and physical distancing.

Interested to see how your gas-powered vehicle compares on costs and maintenance? Take our total cost of ownership (TCO) calculator for a test drive. Fleets can expect to save up to 85% on operation and maintenance by switching from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs).

Contact us to schedule a demo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our first electric trolley is on the road in the beautiful Town of Estes Park in Colorado! We celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Mayor Wendy Koenig, Vanessa Solesbee, Parking and Transit Manager, and other Town staff. The electric trolley will provide free zero-emission shuttle service while saving the Town over 1,700 gallons of fuel over one season. Read more about Estes Park’s Motiv-powered trolley here.

Estes Park’s new trolley is built on our EPIC F-53 chassis with body built by Hometown Trolley, the nation’s leading trackless trolley builder.

Photo courtesy of Estes Park News

 

Would you like to get behind-the-wheel of a Motiv-powered vehicle? Schedule a demo!

Aramark, a leading expert in safety, food, facilities, and uniforms, operates 31 Motiv-powered vehicles in California. Aramark is also a well known environmental advocate, as reflected by their ambitious corporate responsibility goals. Their Be Well. Do Well. sustainability plan focuses on making a positive impact on people and planet. In addition to electric vehicles, other initiatives include building healthier communities, sourcing responsibly, reducing packaging, and more.

Based on our EPIC F-59 chassis, Aramark’s Motiv-powered step vans have covered over 275,000 emission-free miles, have saved over $100,000 in fuel and maintenance costs, and are currently operating at a 99% uptime.  These trucks are on the road in some of California’s most polluted areas and help eliminate toxic tailpipe emissions while serving their communities.

Aramark has ordered an additional several dozen Motiv-powered step vans to be deployed next year.

Join Motiv Power Systems, Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition, and the Town of Estes Park Tuesday, May 19 at 2pm MDT for a free webinar on how to procure EVs for your fleet and charging considerations.

Our Sales Application Engineer, Isaac Stratfold, will be talking about charging infrastructure planning and best practices while Vanessa Solesbee, Parking & Transit Manager, Public Works Department with the Town of Estes Park will discuss their new all-electric trolley, electrified by Motiv.

RSVP today!

 

 

  

 

We recently participated in a free webinar hosted by CALSTART, featuring USPS’s zero-emission trucks electrified by Motiv. We are proud to have partnered up with USPS to deploy seven all-electric trucks in the Central Valley of California, home to some of the worst air quality in the nation.

We are also happy to report Motiv’s USPS trucks have driven over 24,000 miles and are still en route today, delivering mail and other essential items to customers.

Click here to view a free recording of the webinar. For a free copy of the presentation slides, send us an email.