Phoenix Motorcars

Phoenix Cars LLC
Phoenix Motorcars[1]
Company typeStartup[2]
IndustryAutomotive[3]
Founded2002[3]
HeadquartersAnaheim, California[2]
Area served
United States
Key people
Xiaofeng "Denton" Peng (Chairman and CEO)[4]
Websitehttp://www.phoenixmotorcars.com

Phoenix Cars LLC, d.b.a. Phoenix Motorcars, is a developer of zero emission, all-electric vehicles (EV) based in Anaheim, California,[5] United States, focused on the deployment of light- and medium-duty EVs into the fleet and transit markets.[6] The company was founded in 2002 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yousuf LLC in 2009 and of EdisonFuture in 2020. Phoenix launched its all-electric 14-22 passenger shuttle bus with 100 mile range per charge in 2013. The bus is based on the versatile Ford E350/450 Series vehicle.[7]

In November 2023, Phoenix acquired the electric transit bus division (see Proterra ZX5) and associated battery leases of bankrupt bus company Proterra for $10M; Volvo bought the battery business proper.[8][9]

Restructuring and financing

On March 19, 2008, Phoenix Motorcars announced that it had completed a financing and restructuring, with Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Al Yousuf LLC, and Arlington, Virginia-based AES Corporation, as new investors, the departure of the Phoenix Motorcars’ original founders and the appointment of a new board of directors.[10]

In mid-2010, Al Yousuf LLC closed on a deal with AES Corporation that enabled Phoenix Motorcars to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yousuf LLC.[11] This led to another restructuring of Phoenix Motorcars in less than 2 years, with the company switching its focus to its 3rd generation drive system targeted for buses and trucks on the Ford E350/E450 cutaway chassis.[11][12]

Production

Zero Emission Utility Shuttle – ZEUS

Phoenix launched its third product in 2013, an all-electric 14-22 passenger shuttle bus with 100-mile range per charge.[6]

This product achieved California Air Resources Board (CARB)[13][14] certification in July, 2014 in the 10,001–14,000 pound GVWR range. Along with its 100-mile range per charge, the ZEUS shuttle is capable of rapid charging via CHAdeMO or SAE standards. As of 2020 they were working with a number of Southern California airports to replace shuttles with their Zeus model.[15]

Phoenix Motor Inc. recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new U.S. utility patent covering cutting edge low-floor electric bus architecture and integrated battery system design. [16]

Electric Flatbed Truck

Phoenix launched its electric Flatbed in 2015, which is also based on the Ford E350/450 Series, with 100 mile range per charge.

ZX5 electric bus

The ZX5 battery electric bus is built at the former Proterra plant in Greenville, South Carolina.

References

  1. ^ "Phoenix Motorcars SUT". Futurecars.com. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ a b "Phoenix Motorcars, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2013-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  4. ^ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230711785377/en/CORRECTING-and-REPLACING-Phoenix-Motorcars-Enhances-Senior-Management-Team
  5. ^ "Contact Us". Phoenix Motor Cars. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  6. ^ a b "Home". phoenixmotorcars.com.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Motorcars working on 14-passenger electric bus". 26 April 2014.
  8. ^ Fehrenbacher, Katie (Nov 14, 2023). "Phoenix Motor, CSI snap up Proterra assets". Axios.
  9. ^ "Phoenix Motorcars Announces Successful Bid for the Proterra Transit Business". Accesswire. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  10. ^ "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  11. ^ a b "Phoenix Motorcars Introduces AWD Model Electric Pickup". Evworld.Com. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  12. ^ "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  13. ^ "The Phoenix Cars Electric Shuttle Bus Receives California Air Resources Board Approval". 10 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Homepage | California Air Resources Board".
  15. ^ Lawrence, Brianna (7 May 2020). "Electric Shuttles are Taking Off at Airports". ACTNews. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  16. ^ https://www.morningstar.com/news/accesswire/1126260msn/phoenix-motor-granted-us-patent-for-groundbreaking-low-floor-electric-bus-battery-architecture
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