Motiv Power Systems Debuts Fifth-Gen Medium-Duty Electric Chassis

Motiv Power Systems announced its newest generation of Epic chassis for medium-duty electric fleets. The fifth-generation Epic F-59 and E-450 chassis have reduced the total number of components in the electric powertrain by 30%, while also improving range, acceleration, and top speed, according to Motiv.

The new chassis incorporate BMW’s commercially proven, high-performance batteries in a new architecture and include Motiv’s latest release of its AdaptEV software. Motiv notes that the BMW battery packs offer fleets proven road performance, increased reliability, and longer warranties. The battery packs come with a five-year/75,000-mile warranty and are validated with billions of real-world miles in every possible road condition that fleet drivers may encounter.