Kalmar Ottawa T2 EV

Kalmar's third-generation electric terminal tractor, marketed both as 'T2 EV' and 'OT2 EV' (same machine - the OT2 name was used at the March 2025 TMC launch and in trade coverage; Kalmar's own product page and brochure say T2 EV). Sales opened at TMC Nashville 10-13 March 2025, production started at Ottawa, Kansas in the first week of April 2025, deliveries from Q2 2025. Penske Truck Leasing added it to its North American lease fleet with availability from Q2 2026 - the first leasing company to do so. Four models, all 4x2, all on the same 126 in wheelbase and the same driveline. Distribution: D81-50 DOT (81,000 lb GCW, 50,000 lb lift, DOT-certified on-road, 33 mph unloaded) and D110-50 (110,000 lb GCW, 50,000 lb lift, 25 mph). Container terminal: CT150-60 (150,000 lb GCW, 60,000 lb lift) and CT195-70 (195,000 lb GCW, 70,000 lb lift), both 22 mph. Unladen weight 17,600 lb (distribution) or 19,200 lb (container). Recorded gcwKg is the top CT195-70 figure, 195,000 lb = 88,451 kg; the span across the range is 81,000-195,000 lb = 36,741-88,451 kg. Specs a road-truck frame would miss and that matter here: fifth wheel is a Holland FW35-TT with an 80,000 lb plate rating, lift height 17 in, lift 7 s up / 5 s down, fifth-wheel-down height 46 in (1,168 mm), trailer clearance 89 in boom up / 93 in boom down, overall length 201 in, width 100 in. Wheelbase options 126-136 in. Rear axles: Kalmar RA37 (distribution) or Meritor MOR-32 (container); front Kalmar FA11 or Meritor MFS-20. Generation note: the earlier second-generation Kalmar Ottawa T2E (2019-2020 model years, 132 / 176 / 220 kWh, with a transmission) is a separate machine and is recorded separately. The three big changes in this generation are the DC FastCharge system, deletion of the transmission in favour of a direct-drive motor on the rear axle, and an active thermal management system holding the battery core at 77-86 F between -22 F and +122 F ambient. Battery chemistry: the brochure says only 'Li-ion'; SAE Mobility Engineering's launch report specifies LFP for the 105/140/210 kWh options. Recorded as LFP with that caveat. Reference-image coverage is thin - one verified manufacturer file. Kalmar's site serves product imagery through a JS asset pipeline that does not expose direct file URLs, so a human editor should pull side, front and rear shots from Kalmar's media bank or from dealer inventory listings (RWC Group, Excel Truck Group, Rush Truck Centres Canada).