Vicinity Motor Corp., a North American supplier of commercial electric vehicles, announced that it has entered into a strategic U.S. distribution agreement with DATTCO Inc. a U.S. full-service passenger transportation company, to distribute Vicinity vehicles within the Northeastern United States.
Headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, DATTCO operates facilities throughout New England and employs over 2,000 people in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. The distributorship supports Vicinity’s focus on U.S. distribution expansion for its growing portfolio of electric vehicles and conventionally powered buses. In addition to operating a fleet of over 1,200 buses, DATTCO provides sales, parts, warranty and service support for transportation providers in the region.
Under the new agreement, DATTCO will distribute Vicinity vehicles throughout New England. The Vicinity line fills in key transit, EV and shuttle opportunities within the DATTCO portfolio of vehicles, further enhancing its offering to current customers while expanding to new sectors. In conjunction with the agreement, DATTCO has placed an initial order valued at over $2 million for Vicinity Lightning EV and Classic transit buses and Optimal-EV S1 paratransit electric low-floor shuttle busses.
