Motiv Electric Trucks launched Argo, its first-ever fully-integrated cab-chassis design that significantly expands the number and type of vehicles and applications that can be electrified. Motiv first revealed Argo in August 2023; today, the trucks are built, in production and open for orders.
“Overnight we’ve moved from a company primarily serving a narrow slice of the $20 billion medium duty truck market to one that can serve nearly that entire market,” says Scott Griffith, CEO of Motiv Electric Trucks. “The launch of Argo is a transformational moment for our company as we can now offer more vehicles and options to help more fleet customers meet their sustainability goals.”
Key takeaways:
- Available in multiple configurations, Argo supports dock-height to lower-profile applications and a wider range of truck body lengths for work site vehicles (short dump trucks and aerial lifts), walk-through delivery trucks (step vans), dry freight or refrigerated trucks up to 30 feet long and more.
- Argo’s intentional design incorporated learnings from Motiv's 15 years and 4 million miles of vehicles on the road.
- Argo trucks haul up to 14,000 pounds of payload and can drive up to 200 miles. The cab’s lightweight composite structure coupled with the Aries LFP battery, which was co-developed with Our Next Energy, provides fleets with industry-leading range and payload, all without requiring a commercial driver’s license (CDL).
- Argo’s safety-focused design begins with an emphasis on visibility. Forward command seating, low beltlines, larger windshield and a low curbside window provide drivers more direct views of their surroundings to keep pedestrians safe.
- Curbside, forward-facing entry and exit with two full-length safety railings and full-size, high-friction, self-cleaning interior steps help mitigate the most commonly-occurring operator injuries.
- Designed for operator heights ranging from 4’11” to 6’3”, Argo was built to maximize accessibility. A heated captain seat with adjustable lumbar support and armrests enables better driving posture. Intuitive navigation, climate control, cup holder and device charger ports are within an arm’s reach.
“We’ve come a long way from the early days of the electric truck industry – every year we see substantial improvements in uptime and performance coming from design improvements we’ve developed hand-in-hand with customers” says Jim Castelaz, Motiv’s founder and chief technology and revenue officer. “Many fleet customers have been impressed with the simple design of our new Gen 6 architecture, which includes less copper, better cable routing, easier service access, our patented smart hub, and reliable software. This apparent simplicity took years for us to optimize and now our customers can finally reap the benefits.”
