SEA Electric launches electric traffic safety vehicle

In News1 MinutesBy NZ Trucking magazineAugust 9, 2022

SEA Electric and civil construction firm Dempsey Wood have introduced New Zealand’s first electric traffic safety vehicle, complete with a truck-mounted attenuator.

Joining Dempsey Wood’s Temporary Traffic Management Division, the SEA Isuzu FSD EV, entitled ‘BIG EV’, is specified with a SEA-Drive 120-25 power-system as assembled by Blackwells Isuzu in Christchurch, with assistance provided by SEA Electric’s New Zealand after sales team.

Like all SEA Electric vehicles, ancillaries on the truck including the attenuator are entirely powered by the onboard batteries, meaning it utilises power only on demand, reducing emissions on busy roadworks sites.

Funding assistance for the project came from New Zealand’s Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority.

“It was no small task for Dempsey Wood to take on industry leadership with the build on this large attenuated truck,” said Stephen Fairweather, general manager, SEA Electric NZ.

“It required foresight to consider the total cost of ownership benefits of converting to EV, as well as understanding the many advantages that this truck brings to their business.

“This build shows what is possible in the construction space, both here in New Zealand, and across the world.”

SEA Electric will be showcasing at the New Zealand Electro Mobility Summit from August 11-12, with a SEA 300-85 EV on display, with Stephen Fairweather to feature on the event’s summit panel.