Balqon receives contract from the Port of Los Angeles to retrofit electric yard tractors
Balqon Corporation , a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has received a $630,000 contract from the Port of Los Angeles to retrofit six electric powered yard tractors, converting battery packs from lead acid batteries to higher energy density lithium batteries to increase the daily range of the vehicles.
Tractors come together near Horton for a third annual cruise for a cause.