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The Lion Electric Company has announced the successful final certification of its LionBattery HD, a heavy-duty lithium-ion battery pack designed for its electric trucks. This milestone confirms the battery pack’s compliance with rigorous industry safety standards. The certified battery packs will power the Lion8 Tractor, an all-electric Class 8 commercial truck unveiled at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas.
Key Highlights:
- Lion Electric achieved final certification for its LionBattery HD.
- The battery pack is designed for heavy-duty trucks.
- Certification confirms compliance with strict safety regulations.
- The Lion8 Tractor will utilize these 105 kWh battery packs.
- Previous certifications include the medium-duty LionBattery MD pack.
- Lion’s state-of-the-art facility produces batteries with a capacity of 1.7 gigawatt hours annually.
Lion collaborated with third-party testing partners to conduct stringent tests, ensuring the LionBattery HD meets the most rigorous criteria and safety regulations in the automotive industry.
These 105 kWh proprietary battery packs will power the Lion8 Tractor, an all-electric Class 8 commercial truck, which was unveiled on May 21, 2024, during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas.
Previously, in December 2023, Lion announced the certification of its medium-duty (MD) battery pack, the LionBattery MD pack, designed for the company’s medium-duty trucks and school buses.
“At Lion, our commitment to pushing innovation to new heights is exemplified by the development of our state-of-the-art batteries, like the LionBattery HD for heavy-duty trucks. This advancement underscores our dedication to excellence, reliability, and safety, solidifying our leadership role in North America’s transportation electrification landscape, as the battery serves as a critical component of the vehicle,” stated Marc Bedard, CEO-Founder of Lion. “With major battery development milestones behind us, we will now focus on optimizing the integration of both the LionBattery MD and HD packs on our vehicles, which should ultimately translate into production efficiency,” Marc further emphasized.
The LionBattery HD and MD packs are manufactured at Lion’s state-of-the-art battery production facility. With an annual manufacturing capacity of 1.7 gigawatt hours, the plant is capable of powering 5,000 of Lion’s commercial vehicles per year.
About Lion Electric: Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles. The company creates, designs, and manufactures all-electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric school buses. Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds, and assembles many of its vehicles’ components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins, and bus bodies.
Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features specifically adapted to its users and their everyday needs. Lion believes that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment, and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.
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