NEWSNOTES | July 7, 2025
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Global OEM Cenntro has announced the launch of the “Avantier Commuter”, an all-electric vehicle from its 2025 Avantier Model Series. All vehicles in the series feature compact, lightweight designs tailored for city use and neighborhood mobility. The Avantier Commuter is a four-seat, five-door passenger vehicle with 50kw power and an estimated range of up to 320 kilometers on a single charge. Having received European Union M1 type approval, this vehicle model can be marketed and sold in all EU countries and those that have adopted EU vehicle type approvals.

APM Terminals Pier 400 is adding 20 new Orange EV heavy-duty terminal tractors to their fleet at the Port of Los Angeles, marking a significant step in the port’s decarbonization journey. The company is also using the electrification project at Pier 400 to help advance the skills of its workers, establishing a new training program to increase access to EVs and enable more hands-on instruction for mechanics. Pier 400 sponsored three days of paid training led by Orange EV technicians to cover safety protocols, diagnostics and routine maintenance for the new electric tractors. The 20 yard trucks are expected to be in operation by the end of July.

Upcoming Webinars with Turntide
Turntide Technologies designs, develops, and manufactures best-in-class electric motors, power electronics, energy storage, and thermal equipment for anything that moves. They're hosting two upcoming webinars we’d like to share with NewsNotes readers:

• Webinar: The Benefits of Strategic Partnerships to Solve OEM Challenges
  • On Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m. Central, Current & Wave will host a panel webinar featuring thought leaders from Turntide Technologies, EVR Motors, and RISE Robotics. The panel will discuss the benefits of strategic partnerships including the value of selecting a full solution for electric and hybrid systems, the strategic partnerships, and how such collaborations are accelerating innovation for OEMs. Register here!

• Webinar: Circular Economy of Electric Motors
  • Application Engineer Mat Lamb with Turntide Technologies will review the opportunities, drivers, barriers and potential mitigating strategies of implementing a more circular economy. He will propose a tangible circularity model for electrical machines that are used within the automotive industry. Mat will also share practical implementation strategies of this electric motor circular economy. Register here!

• July 8th at 11am ET: Register here
• July 15th at 1pm ET: Register here

RESOURCES

• Cenntro Announces Launch of its New Avantier Model, Business Wire
• Port of Los Angeles Set to Deploy 20 Orange EV Yard Trucks at Pier 400, Electrek