Phoenix Motorcars

California electric vehicle company

Phoenix Cars LLC

Headquarters in Anaheim, CA
Trade name	Phoenix Motorcars^[1]
Company type	Startup^[2]
Industry	Automotive^[3]
Founded	2002^[3]
Headquarters	Anaheim, California^[2]
Area served	United States
Website	http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com

Phoenix Motorcars Shuttle-ZEUS Ontario, CA

Phoenix Cars LLC, d.b.a. Phoenix Motorcars, is a developer of zero emission, all-electric vehicles (EV) based in Anaheim, California,^[4] United States, focused on the deployment of light- and medium-duty EVs into the fleet and transit markets.^[5] 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.^[6]

In November 2023, Phoenix acquired the electric transit bus division and associated battery leases of bankrupt bus company Proterra for $10M; Volvo bought the battery business proper.^[7]^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[10]^[11]

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.^[5]

This product achieved California Air Resources Board (CARB)^[12]^[13] 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.^[14]

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.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Phoenix Motorcars, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2010-07-12. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ ^a ^b "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ "Contact Us". Phoenix Motor Cars. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
^ ^a ^b "Home". phoenixmotorcars.com.
^ "Phoenix Motorcars working on 14-passenger electric bus".
^ Fehrenbacher, Katie (Nov 14, 2023). "Phoenix Motor, CSI snap up Proterra assets". Axios.
^ "Phoenix Motorcars Announces Successful Bid for the Proterra Transit Business". Accesswire. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ ^a ^b "Phoenix Motorcars Introduces AWD Model Electric Pickup". Evworld.Com. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ "Electric Cars, Green Vehicle". Phoenix Motorcars. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
^ "The Phoenix Cars Electric Shuttle Bus Receives California Air Resources Board Approval".
^ "Homepage | California Air Resources Board".
^ Lawrence, Brianna (7 May 2020). "Electric Shuttles are Taking Off at Airports". ACTNews. Retrieved 16 February 2021.