-New appointment via featured partnership from the Chang Robotics IP Studio signals rapid acceleration on funding and launch of the world’s most powerful BEV snow removal vehicles –
August 20, 2024, Jacksonville, FL – A leading expert in zero emissions vehicle design, Marc Manning, is now the CEO of Kodiak Technologies. Based on a featured partnership with and design and engineering technology from , Manning is leading the design and development and market establishment of its American-made heavy duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) for commercial and industrial snow removal unveiled at the recent 2024 Snow Symposium summit in Buffalo, NY.
Manning’s appointment signals an accelerated pace on seed-round funding and development of the new hybrid and electric vehicle platform that according to Chang Robotics CEO Matthew Chang will be the most powerful vehicle in existence, capable of “capable of a total torque output on the front end of 20 percent more than two X15 diesel engines.”
Kodiak Technologies is in conversations with more than 35 U.S. airports interested in ordering and implementing the ultra-powerful vehicle that is anticipated to premiere in early 2025. Many additional public and government locations and sectors are also anticipated to adopt this technology, which can be supported with the help of federal and municipal incentives to assist in defraying the costs.
A Deep Expertise in High-End Design
Manning brings more than 20 years’ experience as a consultant, as a leader in public transit fleet engineering and acquisition, and as the product development manager at a Tier 1 automotive supplier. As a consultant, Manning helped launch the Transportation Decarbonization practice for Jacobs. During this time, he was instrumental in the business development and delivery of approximately $90M in Zero Emission Engineering Services.
Manning previously led transit bus engineering and acquisition at Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Los Angeles Metro (LA Metro), where he supported the procurement of over $1 billion in transit buses with electric, CNG, and diesel powertrains. He has contributed to development of the APTA Bus Procurement Guidelines and SAE3105 Charging standard. Prior to his work for public transit agencies, Marc also worked for nine years in product development for the market leader in diesel engines, Cummins Inc.
Manning holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal/Fluid Science) from North Carolina State University.
An Expanding Industry Role
The creation with Roush is a platform design that Kodiak Technologies can transfer in the future to other vehicle types that require large power output. For areas where MCS (Megawatt Charging Standard) infrastructure is not available, the design includes a series hybrid option for use with hydrogen, propane, biodiesel, or petro-diesel when required.
The current and first Kodiak Technologies implementation is an FAA-compliant industrial snow blower vehicle capable of meeting the minimum FAA requirements to move 7,000 tons of snow per hour at operating speeds of 25MPH. As a Made-in-America design, the vehicles are eligible for federal grant programs including the bi-partisan infrastructure law (IIJA) and inflation reduction act (IRA). For more information, readers can visit or can download a copy of the business case paper
About Kodiak Technologies
Kodiak Technologies is the outgrowth and evolution of technology and market presence initially established by Kodiak America, which has been designing, developing, and distributing premier snow blowers, runway sweepers, push plows, and railway blowers for various industries and markets since 1988. Kodiak Technology is taking this technology to its next realm with development of the world’s most powerful BEV snow removal products in 2024-2025. As always, Kodiak Technology products are known for their durability, performance, and innovation in vehicles and equipment that is utilized by the FAA, State, Federal and International Departments of Transportation. To learn more and to register for upcoming informational webinars, readers can visit.
About Chang Robotics
, a dba of Chang Industrial, is an engineering firm that specializes in advanced manufacturing, collaborative robotics, and disruptive automation. Chang Industrial seeks to revolutionize supply chain automation and improve workforce productivity through human-focused robotic implementations and autonomous systems. We create future-facing technology road maps that help companies of all sizes to advance their technology initiatives. Chang Industrial has received numerous awards and experienced rapid growth since its founding in 2017 and was named a Top 10 Global Supply Chain Leader by IE Magazine in 2022. For more information, visiton.
