Balqon Expands Distribution of Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles into Colombia
29 March 2010
Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications (earlier post), has entered into a Dealer Agreement with Industrias IVOR, a leading distributor of heavy equipment and material handling equipment, including heavy-duty trucks, in Colombia. Under the terms of the agreement, Industrias IVOR has agreed to distribute Balqon’s heavy-duty electric vehicles and provide service and parts for Balqon’s products in Colombia.
Industrias IVOR has over 100 years of experience in the heavy-duty truck market in Colombia. Our agreement with Industrias IVOR provides us with a long term partner that we believe will facilitate the development of a market for our heavy-duty electric vehicles in Colombia.
—Balwinder Samra, President and CEO of Balqon Corporation
Industrias IVOR is a distributor of trucks, firefighting trucks and equipment, refuse trucks, and heavy machinery for material handling products in Colombia. Its customers include local ports, distribution warehouses, airports, beverage industry, and state and local governments.
Balqon uses its proprietary flux vector control technology to design propulsion systems for 10- to 50-ton capacity vehicles and material handling equipment. Balqon Corporation’s current product line of tow tractors built on Autocar LLC chassis is designed to transport containers at ports, marine terminals, rail yards, warehouses, intermodal facilities, military bases and mail facilities.
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