Winnebago Honored by the RV Industry Association for its
Pioneering Efforts to Bring Zero Emission Specialty Vehicles to
Market
SALT LAKE CITY, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Winnebago
Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) was honored today with the
Sustainability Award by the RV Industry Association (RVIA) for its
efforts in bringing an all-electric option to a vehicle segment
well-known for daily idling and onboard generators. The award was
presented to the company at an award ceremony at the industry trade
show, RVX: The RV Experience, in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The 33/38 foot vehicle is powered by a
Ford F-53 based EPIC chassis from Motiv Power Systems. The
zero-emission vehicle is a platform for mobile medical units,
mobile imaging vehicles, mobile preschools, bloodmobiles,
bookmobiles and more.
"Our all-electric specialty vehicle offering taps into two
growing trends, organizations wanting to take their services and
technology to their consumers where they might be and the
nationwide electrification of vehicles in an effort to reduce urban
idling and onboard generator use for cleaner air," said
Jamie Sorenson, Director of the
Winnebago Specialty Vehicles. "We are honored to receive this
award. It is a testament to the great work the whole Specialty
Vehicles Division has accomplished and is validation that this new
direction is something welcomed by our industry. Winnebago has had a heritage of designing and
manufacturing these innovative specialty vehicles for over 30
years."
Winnebago launched the
customizable, all-electric offering last year to serve communities
and organizations looking to increase access to services in a
cleaner and quieter environment. The all-electric commercial shell
platform is well suited for urban and semi-urban short range
commercial applications, and use cases where idling or running an
external generator for extended periods of time is common, such as
mobile medical clinics, bloodmobiles, bookmobiles, mobile
classrooms, and other mobile activities. The all-electric EPIC
chassis from Motiv Power Systems holds enough charge for eight
hours of service plus round-trip travel to and from its home
facility, with a range of up to 125 miles.
"We're proud to have partnered with Winnebago on the electric vehicle," said
Matt O'Leary, CEO Motiv Power
Systems. "Beyond the saved fuel and maintenance savings, the
electric specialty vehicles support community outreach goals
without the need for extended idling, a particular sensitivity when
these vehicles are performing medical services including exposing
visitors to diesel fume emissions when used in the context of lung
screening. We couldn't have asked for a better proof point for the
shift to commercial EVs."
Further illustrating the company's commitment to healthy air,
Winnebago also joined the American
Lung Association as a Proud Partner. In an effort to increase
awareness for clean air and lung health, Winnebago will feature the American Lung
Association Proud Partner logo and SavedbytheScan.org information
on select zero-emission vehicles and via the company's digital
networks.
"After successfully collaborating to launch the world's first
electric Mobile Lung Unit to provide preventive lung cancer
screenings, we are pleased to take our initiatives for cleaner air
a step further by becoming an American Lung Association Proud
Partner," said Ashis Bhattacharya,
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development, and leader of
Winnebago Specialty Vehicles . "The American Lung Association is a
trusted guardian of healthy lungs and we are looking forward to
leveraging our all-electric, zero-emission vehicles to further
promote the importance of improving the air quality in the
communities our vehicles serve."
Winnebago was awarded the
Sustainability Award during The Reveal opening ceremony at RVX on
March 12. The all-electric chassis
was on display and the ceremony streamed online to thousands of
participants through GoRVing. Over 165 individual units submitted
for The Reveal, with over 400 competing in all award categories
combined.
For more information about Winnebago Specialty Vehicles, visit
https://winnebagoind.com/product-classes/specialty-vehicles.
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
is a leading U.S. manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle products under
the Winnebago, Grand Design and
Chris-Craft brands, which are used primarily in leisure travel and
outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality
motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheel products and boats.
Winnebago Industries has multiple facilities in Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota and Florida. The Company's common stock is listed
on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol WGO. For
access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material or to
add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases,
visit http://investor.wgo.net.
About the American Lung Association
The American Lung
Association is the leading organization working to save lives by
improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through
research, education and advocacy. The work of the American Lung
Association is focused on four strategic imperatives: to defeat
lung cancer; to improve the air we breathe; to reduce the burden of
lung disease on individuals and their families; and to eliminate
tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases. The Lung Association does
not endorse products, devices or services. For more
information about the American Lung Association, a holder of the
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide Seal, or to support the
work it does, call 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872) or visit:
Lung.org.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Danielle
Sullivan
(781) 888-9794
danielle@technicacommunications.com
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