Janus Electric secures battery supply deal for its battery-swap semi truck — SkimNews
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- Janus Electric signed a battery supply deal with Electrovaya that includes $26 million in initial purchase orders for battery packs serving demand in the US and Canada.
- Electrovaya will buy approximately $1.4 million in Janus stock, an equity investment in the company supplying its battery packs.
- Janus Electric's reservation book crept past 70 units over the summer, helped by California's HVIP Program and US EPA DERA Grants; combined with Port of Los Angeles "Plus" support, customers can receive up to $166,000 per truck conversion.
- Janus Electric's Class 8 conversions pair a 480 hp motor with a standard 310 kWh pack (up to two packs, up to 370 miles of loaded range), recharge via DC fast charge in under 90 minutes, or swap batteries in about four minutes.
- Ben Hutt said reliable battery supply is critical to Janus' growth and that Electrovaya's expanding North American manufacturing capabilities will be important as the company scales.
- Raj Das Gupta said Janus has demonstrated real commercial traction with fleets in the US, Canada and Australia, calling Class 8 trucking one of the most exciting and demanding frontiers in electrification.
- Electrovaya is expanding US capacity with lithium-ion cell, module and battery pack production at a new, potentially BABA-compliant facility in Jamestown, New York that is expected to come online in 2027.
Why it matters: The bottleneck for Janus was delivery, not demand — its reservation book already passed 70 units — and the $26 million Electrovaya order plus $1.4 million equity stake addresses that supply gap. Electrovaya's new Jamestown, New York plant is listed for a 2027 opening, so near-term packs come from existing capacity.
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