10/14/2026
Advancing public health research requires uncompromising scientific integrity—starting with zero emissions at the source.
EV Choice is proud to announce the delivery of the first All-Electric Mobile Air Laboratory and Field Research Office to the Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) at the University of California, Merced.
Traditional environmental health studies face a fundamental contradiction: deploying internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that emit toxic exhaust while measuring those very pollutants in frontline communities. HSRI recognized this paradigm flaw and acted decisively to eliminate it.
Built on an advanced Harbinger Motors electric commercial chassis—featuring integrated cab engineering by Sevna and specialized coachwork by Embassy Custom Vehicles—this custom-engineered platform establishes a new benchmark for field-based scientific inquiry:
* Zero-Baseline Environmental Sampling: Eliminates localized tailpipe particulate matter and carcinogenic emissions, safeguarding data integrity during air sampling operations.
* On-Site Precision Instrumentation: Houses clinical-grade, real-time air quality analytical arrays within a versatile, reconfigurable research footprint.
* Decentralized Community Access: Empowers researchers to conduct longitudinal health assessments directly alongside vulnerable populations across the San Joaquin Valley.
We commend Trevor Hirst, Executive Director of UC Merced HSRI, and faculty researcher Dr. Asa Bradman for their visionary leadership. By aligning zero-emission commercial vehicle engineering with cutting-edge public health research, UC Merced is setting the gold standard for clinical and environmental science in the field.
EV Choice is honored to power this transition toward responsible, high-impact scientific infrastructure.
Researchers can monitor air quality in vulnerable neighborhoods without contributing to the local pollution burden.
Outfitted with specialized air-quality instrumentation and versatile research workspaces.
HSRI teams can bring testing and education directly into rural and urban communities up and down the Val
