-More than 35 airports have entered
investigative discussions around the first industrial snow blower
vehicles, anticipated in early 2025-
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 24, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The world's most powerful industrial Battery
Electric Vehicle (BEV) is fast becoming a reality,
thanks to the alignment of Kodiak
Technologies, Chang Robotics, and
design and engineering technology from Roush. As
anticipated, Kodiak and Chang have designed and
unveiled the product and business plan for their American-made
heavy duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) for
commercial and industrial snow removal at the recent Snow Symposium
summit in Buffalo, NY.
After exhaustive research, we could not
find a more powerful vehicle with similar all-battery electric
architecture.
Following the launch, more than 35 airports are now in talks to
become the first to order and implement the ultra-powerful vehicles
anticipated to premiere in early 2025. Many more airports—and
multiple additional public and government locations and sectors—are
planning to follow suit, with the help of federal and municipal
incentives that will help to fund the infrastructure and initial
costs.
According to Kodiak Technologies board member Matthew Chang, the power output of the new
hybrid and electric vehicle makes it the most powerful vehicle ever
made, capable of a total torque output exceeding
diesel-powered vehicles. The total vehicle power output exceeds
two15-liter turbo-diesel engines.
"These new offerings include an HD BEV and a series
hybrid BEV capable of more instantaneous power output than a
twin diesel engine vehicle, making it more powerful than any
other pure battery electric vehicle on the market," he
said.
According to Chang, "We knew the vehicle was exceptionally
powerful and that we were testing the limits of component suppliers
in the USA. After exhaustive research we could not find a
more powerful vehicle with similar all-battery electric
architecture. Other larger vehicles such as trains, mining
equipment, and construction equipment that operate on electric
drive train are not pure battery electric, as they utilize an AC
power design or a parallel hybrid design."
A New Horizon
The Kodiak Technologies design leverages technology and
existing customer relationships from Kodiak America.The concept is
particularly innovative in that it represents a platform design
that can be transferred to multiple other vehicle types that
require large power output, which has been a previous limitation
for BEV's. For areas where MCS (Megawatt Charging Standard)
infrastructure is not available, the vehicle design includes a
series hybrid option that can be powered by hydrogen, propane,
biodiesel, or petrol-diesel to extend range and battery life when
required.
The first Kodiak Technologies implementation is an
FAA-compliant industrial snow blower vehicle capable of meeting FAA
minimum requirements of capability to move 5,000 tons of
snow per hour at operating speeds of 25MPH, which the team recently
presented as a design and business case at the FAA Snow Symposium
summit in Buffalo, NY. The
Made-in-America distinction makes the vehicles eligible for federal
grant programs including the bi-partisan infrastructure law (IIJA)
and inflation reduction act (IRA). The first completed vehicle
is under construction now and is expected to be ready for
demonstration later this year.
Early Responses
More than 100 airport operators have previewed the new design
and business case during the recent FAA presentation, and more than
35 airports departments of the federal government, and
international airlines entered discussions with the Kodiak
Technologies team.
Responses from airport operators included the
following:
"We're extremely pleased to be one of the first airports to view
this design and to potentially be one of the first to deploy this
exciting technology."
"This successful design, created through the collaboration of
well-known American partners such as Roush, marks a
significant milestone in the industry. It creates what is perhaps
the first and greatest opportunity yet for heavy duty vehicle users
to migrate to a sustainable platform."
A representative of one of the nation's leading airlines
remarked, "After a recent preview of the design, I'm highly
impressed not only with the design of this new equipment but also
with the technology roadmap and the future capabilities for this
platform technology, which may impact the breadth of
industrial EV equipment for many generations to come."
For more information, readers can visit KodiakTech.io or
can download a copy of the business case paper here.
About Kodiak Technologies
Founded in 1998, Kodiak America has been designing,
developing, and distributing premier snow blowers, runway sweepers,
push plows, and railway blowers for various industries and markets.
Kodiak America's products are known for their durability,
performance, and innovation. Kodiak vehicles and equipment are
utilized by the FAA, State, Federal and International Departments
of Transportation. Kodiak's vision is to be the world leader in
snow removal solutions.
Learn more
at www.kodiaktech.io or www.kodiakamerica.us.
About Chang Robotics
Chang Robotics, a dba of Chang Industrial, is an
engineering firm that specializes in advanced manufacturing,
collaborative robotics, and disruptive automation. Chang Industrial
seeks to revolutionize supply chain automation and improve
workforce productivity through human-focused robotic
implementations and autonomous systems. We create future-facing
technology road maps that help companies of all sizes to advance
their technology initiatives. Chang Industrial has received
numerous awards and experienced rapid growth since its founding in
2017 and was named a Top 10 Global Supply Chain Leader by IE
Magazine in 2022. For more information,
visit ChangRobotics.ai on LinkedIn.
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