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ELECTRIFICATION FEATURE

The Atlis XP platform can be scaled
across a wide range of truck sizes and
configurations, said CEO Mark Hanchett.

that manages fleets or vehicles, maybe you're a contractor for tradesman jobs, electrician, plumber, I picture the future as you have a fleet of vehicles in operation, you've got team members out there doing work, "
he continued. " We're providing the platforms, vehicles
and equipment to be able to accomplish that, and you
can really focus on your market and what you're trying
to deliver - and not on that backend, how-do-I-keepthings-running side of things. "

XP platform
The backbone of Atlis - whether it's a pickup, a
chassis-cab or even a flatbed - is the XP platform, a
skateboard-type arrangement with the battery pack
situated between the frame rails. Photos show stout
rails and independent suspension front and rear. It is
the basis for the XT pickup, but Atlis said it can be
purchased as the platform for all manner of vehicle
builders seeking a medium- to heavy-duty full-electric chassis.
" Think of [XP] as a set of modules plugged together
to create a system. You've got an identical drive module, which contains all your drive systems, motors,
gearbox, controllers, brakes, suspension, subframe
assembly, steering - all of that in a drive module, "
said Hanchett. " It's a complete assembled unit and it
could be bolted to anything really. Then you have a
battery pack module, which is completely self-contained. That could bolt to anything. "
Hanchett says the XT pickup's footprint generally
mirrors the range of what's available today in the upper light-duty/medium-duty pickup range. " The only
thing that differentiates the XP platform, from say, a
176-inch [4740-mm] wheelbase from a 244-inch
[6198-mm] wheelbase is the frame, the structure that
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The XP platform can scale to Class 8
size, shown here. (Atlis Motors)
it's bolted to. Our XP platform is really being set up in such a way
that we could expand that to whichever length we want. There is a
given wheelbase/track/width, there is a given range for it.
" Traditional truck-chassis, body-on-frame construction, that's our
approach initially, because we see marketable opportunities from a
platform perspective beyond what Atlis is doing today, " he continued.
" We want to drive electrification in the niche markets that are not being chased after today that can have a lot of value with electrification. "
He said it is feasible for Atlis to build an XT pickup truck of a certain
size, then use the platform to expand applications up to Class 6.
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