EV producer VIA Motors has obtained a purchase order order for two,000 Class 3 VIA electrical cutaway chassis cabs from Pegasus Specialty Automobiles.

Pegasus will use the chassis cabs to construct Sort A college buses, electrical shuttles and paratransit buses.

A Pegasus bus on a VIA cutaway will characteristic all-wheel drive, low flooring peak and a small turning radius. The gross car weight ranking (GVWR) will vary from 12,500 to 14,000 kilos, whereas the electrical motors will generate 400 horsepower and can have the ability to transport a payload of seven,000 to eight,200 kilos inside a spread of 180 miles. 

“Our major strategic goal is based upon bringing new, progressive, and distinctive bus options to {the marketplace}, and our Valkyrie mannequin on the VIA chassis does simply that,” mentioned Brian Barrington, President of Pegasus. “Our bus our bodies mounted on these customizable chassis will likely be a recreation changer within the markets we’re targeted on.”

Supply: Pegasus