Source: Foton Mobility
A new player is about to enter the local electric truck arena, this time from Foton Mobility under the moniker “iBlue”.
Ahead of its debut at the upcoming Australasian Fleet Management Association (AFMA) conference on Tuesday, a first look at the iBlue has been teased by the hydrogen bus and electric mobility company.
Pegged as a zero-emissions alternative to diesel equivalents, the 2.5 tonne truck comes in either 4.5 tonne or 6 tonne GVM format, and the smaller of the two does not need a truck licence to drive.
An 81kWh battery that can be charged in 1.5 hours and a 300kW motor power the vehicle, and an optional 100kWh battery is also on offer.
Neil Wang, CEO of Foton Mobility said in a statement that “the first batch of right-hand drive trucks will be delivered to customers around the end of July.
He added that, “We expect to have more than 100 trucks arrive in Australia before the end of the calendar year”.
Described as a “game-changer” for the light-duty truck market by the company, the iBlue will come with a 5 year, 200,000km warranty.
Specifications include:
The Australasian Fleet Management Association (AFMA) conference will be held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on May 3-4, 2022.
Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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