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Kenworth, Peterbilt Add to Battery-Electric Lineups

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Paccar Inc. launches 3 Class 8 models.

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Kenworth, Peterbilt add to battery-electric lineups. Paccar units launch 3 Class 8 models plus medium-duty options. Peterbilt's electric vehicle lineup from left: the 537EV, 548EV, 536EV and 548EV. The Class 8 548EV supports 4x2 tractors and vocational configurations with power takeoffs like dump trucks. (Peterbilt Motors Co.) Key takeaways: Kenworth Truck Co. and Peterbilt Motors Co. continue to build out their battery-electric tractor and truck portfolios, launching three new models each Dec. 9. The Paccar subsidiaries began the overhaul in the spring, when each truck maker unveiled one new model and revamped another. Kenworth launched two battery-electric models Dec. 9 with tractor configurations: * The Class 8 T480E, which is available as a truck or tractor with a powertrain rating of up to 350 kilowatts and 1,850 pound-feet of torque. The T480E offers up to 200 miles of range. * The Classes 7-8 T380E, which is available as a truck or tractor and offers a similar powertrain top end. The T380E offers up to 280 miles of range. Production of the models, plus the new Class 6 T280E, is expected to start in 2026, Kirkland, Wash.-based Kenworth said. The order book opened Dec. 9. All three come with Bellevue, Wash.-based Paccar's ePowertrain platform, which offers a 170 kW (230 horsepower continuous) to 350 kW (470 hp continuous) rating. "Kenworth builds a truck and a...

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