Romeo Power to deliver batteries for Peterbilt trucks
The US battery manufacturer Romeo Power has secured another major contract. The PACCAR Group will purchase batteries for its Peterbilt 579EV and 520EV electric truck models in the US and Canada until 2025.
The long-term supply agreement between the two sides covers battery packs as well as modules and battery management systems for PACCAR’s battery electric vehicles, according to a statement. The group is considered the largest truck manufacturer in the United States, and its brands include Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF.
Specifically, Romeo Power’s components will be used in the Peterbilt 579EV and 520EV models in the US and Canada. Production is expected to start “after 2021”, according to the battery manufacturer. Details of the two models are not given. Peterbilt had already unveiled a mid-size electric truck called the 220EV at CES in January 2019, with the electric drive supplied entirely by Dana. The few technical data that have been published on the drive correspond to those of the Kenworth K270E.