Dover Completes Acquisition Of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle Intellectual Property Portfolio
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dover (NYSE: DOV) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain intellectual property from Boivin Evolution Inc. (“BEV”) related to electrically-powered refuse collection vehicle (“RCV”) bodies. The acquisition will enhance and solidify the technological leadership and product portfolio of Dover’s Environmental Solutions Group (“ESG”) business unit within Dover’s Engineered Products segment. Founded in 2017 by inventor and waste-collection industry veteran Claude Boivin, BEV is a pioneer in the development of an all-electric automated side-loading RCV body that, when combined with an electric truck chassis, enables a zero-emission refuse truck....