Kansas City has been chosen by a U.S.-British consortium for an assembly plant expected to employ 200 people manufacturing all-electric powered delivery vans, according to government officials.
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A formal announcement is scheduled for Friday by Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. at the Kansas City International Airport.
The assembly plant and support operations are expected to occupy existing airport buildings at least for now, said officials briefed on the endeavor, code-named Project High Voltage.
U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond and Gov. Jay Nixon are among the Missouri government officials and other dignitaries expected to be at the airport for the announcement.
A letter from the Missouri Department of Economic Development outlining state incentives for the project to Bryan Hansel, the CEO of SEV U.S. Corp., stated the average starting wage will be $44,236 annually, and the facility will employ 200 full-time workers within three years.
The real and personal property investment was calculated at $5 million.
The initial SEV operations will be located at 12200 NW Ambassador Drive, the former Farmland Industries headquarters purchased by city in 2006, and a former aircraft maintenance and engineering facility at 9200 NW 112th St., according to the letter from state development officials.
Hansel declined to comment.
The firm, which is temporarily based in Overland Park, announced on March 2nd it was planning to assemble electric-powered commercial vehicles in North America and market them to companies with delivery fleets.
The light-duty van is being built in collaboration with Ford Motor Co.
The battery-powered vehicle, to be called the Smith Newton, was described as the “world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck,” according to the SEV announcement, with a range of 100 miles, top speed of 50 mph and payload of up to 16,.280 pounds.
It will be powered by lithium-ion batteries that can be fully recharged in 6- to 8 hours.
“We are targeting our zero-emission trucks for companies that operate in urban areas and are seeking ways to deliver their goods and services in an environmentally sensitive manner,” Hansel said in the March 2nd announcement.
The company stated it had already received strong interest in the electric van from fleet operators.
SEV U.S. Corp. is a joint venture involving U.S. investors and The Tanfield Group Plc, based in the United Kingdom.
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