November 2026 Newsletter

Market commentary suggests that diesel prices are going to be high for some time, potentially years.
⚡The running costs for all our EV products are way less than diesel equivalents particularly with depot charging
⚡While the LEHVF is still available, the purchase price of the Zeron and Deepway are also less than the diesel equivalents.
⚡Why delay your switch to electric?

Etrucks® can now offer an 8×4 rigid logistics truck for New Zealand.
Three versions are proposed, all with 60t GCM.
Metro with 400kWh battery, ≤300km with no trailer, 690hp peak
Intercity with 600kWh battery, ≤375km with a trailer (50t), 815hp peak
Medium haul with 900kWh battery, ≤560km with a trailer (50t), 815hp peak

Etrucks® attended IAA in Hannover. Fifteen Chinese truck manufacturers exhibited EV trucks at different stages of development.

The Americans were also there with Tesla 548kWh short range, day cab.

The Tesla seen here in the demonstration area with the trailer refrigerator powered directly from the trucks HV battery.
https://youtu.be/tKyr4V0jqC0

The same system with a 400v suzi lead with 30kW output is now optional on the Deepway and Zeron trucks we supply in New Zealand and Australia.
A lot cheaper and considerably more efficient than an e-axle to drive the semi-trailer refrigerator.

Meanwhile our RHD Zeron E1060 is now up and running in China. Still on schedule to be in our yard for Christmas.

We can now offer an all alloy 3t payload alloy tipper with toolbox on the Farizon with 100kWh battery for $111,000 + GST after LEHVF

You may have seen Foodstuffs NI data around the first six months of their Deepway. It has now travelled 44,524 km delivering chilled and frozen groceries to stores across the lower North Island. It has saved a combined 81,171 kg of CO₂ in emissions.

Keep an eye out for our Emach branded service utes.

Permapine’s 15t XC948EV is now up and running near Reporoa. Its early days but energy burn is around 30kWh/h, a lot less than an EV loader with a transmission. 

A couple more of our Etrucks 120kW DC chargers ready to deliver. These two will be at either end of the Napier-Taupo with our first dynamic load balancers to maximize output from limited grid supply.