Roush in Livonia and New Jersey’s Kodiak Technologies have teamed up to create the next generation of industrial snow blowers.
Kodiak is using Roush’s suite of mobility services — including design, engineering, prototyping, and testing — to power its first hybrid models, which are planned for delivery in 2025.
For the last three years, Kodiak America, an Idaho-based manufacturer of diesel-powered snow blowers, and Kodiak Technologies worked closely to meet stated 2030 sustainability goals. Those goals included lower cost of maintenance, higher performance, and carbon neutrality.
With the support of lead investor John Schultz of Bootleg Advisors, Kodiak and Roush also are developing an electric prototype.
“At Bootleg we’ve made it our business to find and support early-stage companies in and around energy transition,” says Schultz. “Kodiak Tech has a great team and the right technology. Their collaboration with Roush underscores why we made the investment here.”
The goal is to create industrial snow blowers that help provide cleaner air at lower costs.
“Helping Kodiak decarbonize and become sustainable is what we are all about at Kodiak Technologies,” says Salomon Belilty, president of Kodiak Technologies. “We imagine airports and cities of the future with even cleaner air, lower costs, and greater equipment reliability. Kodiak is laser focused on leadership in industrial snow blowing while exploring expansion into construction and mining equipment.”
Roush expertise includes 48 years of developing both prototype and product vehicle technology for the automotive, specialty vehicle, and defense markets. Roush has government affairs expertise in federal and state legislation.
Kodiak plans on partnering with current and new customers to target federal, state, and local authorities with infrastructure funding to map a solution for more efficient and sustainable snow removal.
