Navistar launches new business unit, next emobility solutions; gary horvat to lead next team

Navistar has launched a new business unit, next emobility solutions, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets using lean, agile practices. next emobility solutions is dedicating a world-class, lean engineering team to developing the best products in the electric vehicle space, using a unique consultative philosophy that embraces the full range of customers' needs. vehicles developed by next will be offered under the international truck and ic bus nameplates and will be sold and supported by international truck and ic bus dealers, respectively. using next as a catalyst for implementation, navistar plans to have ic bus® electric school buses available at the end of 2020, while international® medium-duty electric trucks will be introduced in early 2021. next has established a comprehensive "four cs" approach to developing emobility solutions: consulting, using experts in commercial truck engineering, charging infrastructure, telematics and more to craft a custom implementation plan for each customer's business, while optimizing each product for its usage and duty cycle. constructing the vehicle, taking advantage of navistar's world-class commercial vehicle manufacturing capability. charging, with solutions designed and delivered to each customer through new partnerships. connecting, using advanced solutions including navistar's oncommand connection telematics and remote diagnostics platform, to monitor vehicle performance and provide support through the international® and ic bustm service networks, the most extensive in the north american commercial transportation industry. this business unit will be based in the detroit area, and will assemble a world-class engineering team to develop the best electric solutions in commercial transportation.the next team will be led by gary horvat, navistar's vice president for emobility. he brings extensive electric vehicle experience from both the automotive and technology startup space. horvat led technology development for the electric bus product line of proterra inc., where his team set a world record for the longest range of anyelectric vehicle. he was also responsible for the development and application of powertrain and electrical components at denso international, and before that, led improvements to fisker automotive's extended-range electric vehicle.
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