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TRUCKS<br />
SEA Electric<br />
PIONEER<br />
PUSH<br />
The SEA300, touted as the first<br />
Australian-made electric truck,<br />
attracted much attention at this year’s<br />
Brisbane Truck Show. But how does<br />
it drive? Here, we take the new EV for<br />
a zero-emissions trip through the<br />
Dandenong Ranges<br />
WORDS COBEY BARTELS IMAGES SEAN LANDER<br />
The buzz around electric<br />
vehicles (EVs) continues<br />
to intensify.<br />
Introduced to the masses by the<br />
likes of Tesla and then catapulted<br />
to the forefront of political-economic<br />
interest as traditional<br />
vehicle manufactures race to<br />
snag a piece of the pie – with<br />
‘green transition’ targets shifting<br />
consumer focus towards EVs.<br />
Truck makers have only dipped<br />
their toes in the burgeoning electric<br />
market until now, with Fuso’s<br />
light-duty eCanter doing the rounds,<br />
while light- through to heavyduty<br />
manufacturers are forming<br />
electric-focused alliances in a bid<br />
to hasten progress.<br />
There’s a new kid on the block,<br />
though, who’s beaten the big players<br />
to the party, in locally-founded<br />
global e-mobility outfit SEA Electric,<br />
headquartered in Los Angeles but<br />
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