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Alta Equipment Group announces Innovate 21 event

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  • Showcasing innovations in robotics, automation, electrification, and energy solutions
  • Featuring the new Nikola Tre, Class 8, Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Alta Equipment Group Inc. has announced its upcoming Innovate 21 conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on October 14, 2021. Innovate 21 is an industry conference organized by Alta Material Handling, designed to showcase the latest innovations in robotics, automation, electrification, and energy solutions coming out of the company’s material handling business. The event will feature the Nikola Tre BEV, the first product offering of the Alta Commercial Electric Vehicle segment.

Alta is Nikola’s exclusive authorized dealer for Class 8 BEV/FCEV trucks in the NY, NJ, eastern PA, and New England markets. The Tre BEV, Nikola’s first battery-electric vehicle is scheduled to begin large-scale production at the end of Q1 2022. The unit will house a 753kwh battery pack and will travel up to 350 miles per charge and has a charge time of approximately 120-minutes.

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Alan Hammersley

“Our theme for Innovate is Delivering Tomorrow’s Promise, Today.” said Alan Hammersley, president, Alta Material Handling, “The innovative technology of the Nikola Tre BEV is a great example of how our key partners are helping us demonstrate just that at the event.”

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Ryan Greenawalt

“We are excited to have Nikola participate at Innovate 21 and that the Nikola Tre BEV will also be on display at our event.” said, Ryan Greenawalt, Chief Executive Officer of Alta, “This will allow customers to get a firsthand look at the first of several Nikola electric vehicles that will eventually become a part of Alta’s equipment portfolio.”

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