We are seeing quite a lot of electric vehicles all around us. People are becoming well aware of and are encouraged to shift to a green technology world, where the future of transportation is present. In simpler terms, electrical mobility or e-mobility is the use of electricity in vehicles in place of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are finite natural resources that are decreasing rapidly in quantities, and therefore fostering the electrification change can benefit the Earth and its inhabitants. Striving and driving towards adopting and establishing initiatives in sustainable transportation is essential. 

Global warming, climatic changes, pollution, increasing diseases and illnesses, deforestation, contamination, increasing non-biodegradable waste disposals, increasing use of natural resources, etcetera., pose detrimental consequences that can cost many lives. The introduction to the electrification of vehicles is the new automotive industry disruption that is currently taking place on a global scale. Being one of the many industry transformations with innovation, creativity, and smart technology, the ever-evolving clean energy solutions will continue to be ideated and released to the world for a bright future – today and tomorrow. 

We have electric cars, bikes, trucks, and scooters. But not before long medium-duty and heavy-duty EVs for commercial and specialty purposes weren’t available yet. These electric vehicles weigh more than 10,000 pounds or 4,540 kilograms, such as – school and public transport buses, freight, fleet, etcetera. Statistics and data share that in the transportation sector of The United States of America alone, medium to heavy-duty vehicles account for over 25% of greenhouse gas emissions and a staggering 417.1 million metric tons of CO2e annually. This is why the country and other nations around the world are pushing and throwing away traditional uses of fossil-fueled vehicles and opting for cleaner and greener electric vehicle adoption alternatives for medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. 

Therefore in this article, we will cover the journey and story of one such company – Harbinger Motors, which was co-founded by a talented trio with John Henry Harris heading and leading as the CEO. Harbinger Motors is building futures with electrical mobility and electrification of commercial and specialty one-of-a-kind electrical vehicles.

John Henry Harris – Co-founder and CEO at Harbinger Motors:

The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Harbinger Motors is John Henry Harris. When co-founding Harbinger Motors, John and his two co-founding partners – Phillip Weicker (Chief Technology Officer) and William Eberts (Chief Operating Officer) banded together from a shared passion and vision to be the changes in the world and to establish a revolutionary foundation. Harbinger Motors was founded in 2021 – as an automotive manufacturing industry company that focuses on transforming commercial and specialty vehicles into electrically powered transports.

Mission Statement – “To modernize the medium-duty vehicle market…. Harbinger delivers an EV platform offering best-in-class performance and durability”.

Having a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, both from Cornell University – John has displayed exceptional talent, skill, workmanship, dedication, passion, and leadership qualities in everything that he does and everywhere he goes. Being an engineer, John has worked in fields and industries that require working up, close, and personal with battery, hardware, and mechanical engineering alongside other equally talented people. 

“A Car Guy at Heart” – John’s knowledge and awareness in the field have provided him with the opportunities to work in various demanding roles such as – from CAD-CAM Engineering Intern to Research Associate, from Aerospace Structure Design Lead, and Mechanical Engineer at Boeing to Product Design Engineer and Mechanical Engineer at The Walt Disney Company, from Senior Mechanical Engineer to High Voltage Battery Systems Manager, from Principal Mechanical Engineer to a Hardware Engineering Consultant, and finally the co-founder of Harbinger Motors. 

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Harbinger Motors:

The Co-founders at Harbinger Motors founded and established the company in the year 2021, and is headquartered in Gardena, California, USA. As the phrase and word “Harbinger” entails – “a forerunner of something”, Harbinger Motors is surely living up to its name. Being the forerunner in the automotive and manufacturing industry, the company is – “dedicated to bringing electrification to every segment of the commercial and specialty vehicle industries”. 

“Familiar Form. Revolutionary Foundation.”

Having a familiar form of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, the type of revolutionary foundation established drives toward the electrification of fossil-fueled vehicles. From incorporating a dynamic and versatile Stripped Chassis designed to integrate perfectly with the body curves of our modern autos and motors, each vehicle is manufactured, engineered, and designed to grapple with the robustness of commercial trucking giving its durability here. With solutions in smart charging, a battery-powered pack that runs 35kWh powers the electric vehicles ensuring smooth and sustainable mobility in an autonomous-ready and premium drive-by-wire steering experience. 

As one of the Co-founders and the CEO of the company, John states – “We are building the future of electric mobility. There is a huge variety of vehicles built on medium-duty platforms, and by taking on electrification in this segment, we are delivering a better solution for the backbone of an entire industry.”

Harbinger Motors is built on three fundamentally important values that are integrated into the very core of the company. Delivering solutions on a cleaner planet, Delivering solutions that prioritize the protection of communities’ health, and lastly Delivering a smooth zero-acquisition premium for cleaner transportation and improved performance by changing the game for commercial medium and heavy-duty vehicles. In the 2nd half of 2023, Harbinger Motors successfully saw a secure Series A funding of over 60 million dollars from investors such as – Ridgeline and THOR Industries. Electrifying the future through sustainability initiatives, Harbinger Motors sees a bright future where the world can see them making revolutionary changes and disrupting the industry for the better.