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SEA Electric forges ahead in the US
from VTE March 2023
by Possprint
Global e-Mobility technology company SEA Electric has appointed Justin Gil Palmer to the position of President – North America.
Mr Palmer comes to the role with extensive electric truck industry experience, focusing on the delivery and final mile segments.
Since 2017, Mr Palmer has been the President and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks America (MFTA-Daimler Trucks), which included oversight of the global launch, sales and support for the brand’s industry-disrupting alternate powertrains, including the e-Canter line.
The role encompassed the brand’s distribution network and market strategy in the USA and Canada, extending to sales, communications and marketing, CS operations and logistics, retail network development and product management.
Previous to that role, Mr Palmer was Director of Business Operations at MFTA-Daimler Trucks and has held various other executivelevel positions.
With Mr Palmer joining the expanded SEA Electric team, Mike Menyhart, who had led the North America business, will now head global marketing, strategy and business development, in his new role as Chief Commercial Officer.
Now headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, SEA Electric was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2012, with the proprietary all-electric SEA-Drive power-system at the heart of the business’s offering for trucks and buses. Adaptable to a wide array of commercial applications, the company has grown its footprint to cover five continents, with extensive deployments across a wide crosssection of industries.
Mighty good for last mile deliveries
The zero-emission Hyundai Mighty electric will be added to the company’s existing fleet of EVs later in 2023. Mighty electric follows on from XCIENT Fuel Cell, the brand’s firstever hydrogen-powered heavy truck, currently deployed in Switzerland and California with an estimated laden range of approximately 240km and is an ideal zero-emission workhorse for metropolitan and last-mile deliveries.
Mighty electric’s 120kW, 320Nm traction motor is powered by a 114.5kWh battery system with rapid charging capability with 10 percent to 100 percent in under 70 minutes.
In addition to its efficient EV technology the Mighty electric represents the latest in cabs, including comfort and convenience features such as a digital dash display, a multi-function steering wheel and a suspended driver’s seat.
