SEA Electric partners with Mack

Electric vehicle technology company SEA Electric has become a Tier 1 partner to Mack Trucks in the USA for the supply of its proprietary SEA-Drive power-system.

The five-year agreement will focus on the next generation of Mack’s popular MD range, which will see deliveries of the fully electrified models to Mack dealers across North America.

Specifically, the Class 6 and 7 Mack MD6 and MD7 models will be equipped with the SEA-Drive 120 and 180 power-systems. 

Featuring an upgradable and flexible architecture, the SEA-Drive power-system can be adapted to a wide array of final applications, fully electrifying all ancillary features, with charging completed via the integrated onboard system.

“This is a proud day for SEA Electric, and the culmination of over a decade of leading research and development that has proven the SEA-Drive power-system around the world,” SEA Electric chief executive and founder Tony Fairweather says.

“In testing, the SEA-Drive equipped Mack MD6 successfully completed a gruelling durability assessment, equivalent to more than 500,000 miles on one of the toughest and most challenging tracks.

“We are proud to partner with a brand as iconic as Mack Trucks to help them achieve market leadership in the Class 6 and 7 zero-emissions segment.
 
“In the future, this agreement has the potential to see significant scale, which is very exciting for the industry as it transitions to a sustainable future,” Fairweather says.

For Mack Trucks, the partnership signals an important step forward.  
 
“Mack Trucks is excited to introduce the Mack MD Electric for medium-duty customers wanting to adopt zero-emissions technology in their fleets,” Mack Trucks global president Martin Weissburg says.

“We are pleased to partner with SEA Electric on this exciting product, which represents another important step in our efforts to drive decarbonisation and a more sustainable future.”
 
Founded in Australia in 2012, SEA Electric has been at the forefront of the push to electrify commercial vehicles.
 
Adaptable to a wide array of commercial applications in the truck, bus and light commercial markets, the company has grown its global footprint across a wide cross-section of industries, including a presence in New Zealand.