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The full-service to commercial and city truck operators covering leasing, maintenance, and charging. This eases the transition path for truck and bus fleet operators.","story":"COMMERCIAL EV TRUCKS AND BUSES\u0026nbsp;AS A SERVICE\u0026nbsp;Availability:\u0026nbsp;Medium-duty EV trucks, buses ready and conversion kits ready\u0026nbsp;for salesRepower:\u0026nbsp; Convert\u0026nbsp;your new or in-use\u0026nbsp;truck or bus\u0026nbsp;to EV.\u0026nbsp; We can repower at your shop or at one of\u0026nbsp;our local authorized mechanicsMaintenance:\u0026nbsp;Local mechanics are ready to\u0026nbsp;maintain and repair your electric vehicle to minimize any downtime for your vehicle.\u0026nbsp;Financing: Equipment financing is available to our customersCharging:\u0026nbsp;Charging stations installation and servicing for our\u0026nbsp;customersELECTRICATION OF FREIGHT: Medium-size and heavy electric trucks could see a 15.0x increase by 2025 as favorable operating economics drive adoption. 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This same team was also the first group to repower a Ford 150 to 100% electric. SOZ has an exclusive arrangement to with ELO to repower new AND in-use\u0026nbsp;trucks and buses.A glimpse of our Our local sales and mechanics\u0026nbsp;provide services that are conveniently located to our truck and bus fleet operators.\u0026nbsp; Authorized SOZ Sales Representatives help design a specific solution to meet the operators' EV needs. Authorized SOZ Mechanics\u0026nbsp;assemble, install\u0026nbsp;and maintain our vehicles in locations convenient to\u0026nbsp;the fleet operators. Through this\u0026nbsp;collaboration effort, SOZ\u0026nbsp;will be creating the\u0026nbsp;green-color jobs\u0026nbsp;of the future in this emerging industry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;SOZ LLC has entered into a\u0026nbsp;technology license agreement with Monfort Technology, the licensor,​ to sell\u0026nbsp;their EV conversion kits. 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Brand new video released","preview":"On the road, charging and full converted, and full featured. Six speeds, dual overdrive, 800 volts, and public charging! Truly unique technology.","published_at":"2023-04-01T13:08:31Z","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","url":"/feed/162584","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/162584"},{"id":162449,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:162449","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Closing in Just Six Days, Rental Program Launched, and New Website","preview":"SOZ EV has just launched its first rental location in Sarasota, FL. Check out the revamped website, SOZ EV - Home, for details. The rentals are great for hauling and pulling heavy loads! 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This 2015 uses the same technology as our medium duty trucks and buses. It has been in service flawlessly since 2018.\u0026nbsp;It's towing and hauling performance are well established.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","published_at":"2023-03-12T18:28:41Z","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","url":"/feed/162081","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/162081"},{"id":161914,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161914","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"How SOZ Does It and On What Real Vehicles","preview":"How SOZ Does It and On What Real Vehicles","published_at":"2023-03-07T18:26:19Z","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","url":"/feed/161914","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/161914"},{"id":161277,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:161277","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Box Truck Highway Test","preview":"First highway test of repowered 2016 Isuzu Box Truck. 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It was a perfect candidate to repower a...","published_at":"2023-01-09T12:35:20Z","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","url":"/feed/160364","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/160364"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":291750,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:291750","question":"Hi, I received the first revenue-share payment in November, then the second one in February 2024, but there's been nothing since - I thought these were meant to be quarterly payments? Can you advise on the status of these? Thanks much. Tim","author_name":"Timothy Stumpff","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-09-05T15:22:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/sozev#question-291750","answers":[]},{"id":242478,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:242478","question":"When will the revenue-sharing payments begin, and how will we be notified about them? Thanks","author_name":"Timothy Stumpff","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-11T15:04:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/sozev#question-242478","answers":[{"id":242761,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:242761","answer":"Hello Timothy. Great to meet you. I am also new to the WeFunder platform myself, but here is what I believe to be the next steps. (1) The business is now closed to new investors, but they have not yet wrapped up all the contracts. I understand that could take 3-4 weeks to get al investors information lined up. (2) the contracts call for quarterly revenue sharing calculations. So, given where we are and the paperwork to be completed, I am guessing that the first reporting period will be the third quarter and that the payments would be sometime after that. I will keep you and everyone updated once I have more information and definitive dates from WeFunder. Thanks for your investment and looking forward to working together. Len","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-13T00:19:25Z"}]},{"id":227720,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:227720","question":"Excellent, thanks.","author_name":"Lucas Selvidge","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-04T18:33:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/sozev#question-227720","answers":[{"id":230644,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:230644","answer":"Hi Lucas. We just had our first closing but you can still investment. I will be sending out an update shortly so keep an eye out. We can also discuss OZ investing if that is of interest to you.","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-07T20:06:20Z"}]},{"id":227599,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:227599","question":"Any equity investment opportunities in SOZ given the fact that it is an opportunity zone business?","author_name":"Lucas Selvidge","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-03T02:53:13Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/sozev#question-227599","answers":[{"id":227703,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:227703","answer":"Hello Lucas. Yes. There is an equity investment. Please see the contact page at https://sozev.com/investors.","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-12-04T13:27:01Z"},{"id":234817,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:234817","answer":"Hi Lucas. Can I answer any questions you may have?","author_name":"Leonard O Mills","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-02-15T00:50:06Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Any equity investment opportunities in SOZ given the fact that it is an opportunity zone business?","answer":"Hello Lucas. Yes. There is an equity investment. Please see the contact page at https://sozev.com/investors."},{"question":"Excellent, thanks.","answer":"Hi Lucas. We just had our first closing but you can still investment. I will be sending out an update shortly so keep an eye out. We can also discuss OZ investing if that is of interest to you."},{"question":"When will the revenue-sharing payments begin, and how will we be notified about them? Thanks","answer":"Hello Timothy. Great to meet you. I am also new to the WeFunder platform myself, but here is what I believe to be the next steps. (1) The business is now closed to new investors, but they have not yet wrapped up all the contracts. I understand that could take 3-4 weeks to get al investors information lined up. (2) the contracts call for quarterly revenue sharing calculations. So, given where we are and the paperwork to be completed, I am guessing that the first reporting period will be the th..."}]}}}