Bollinger Motors, an electric truck startup, said it would partner with a production partner to manufacture Deliver-E vans and trucks in the United States. It expects production in 2022. The Michigan-based company said the DELIVER-E offers the same technology and components used in the companys robust electric trucks, making them uniquely suited for the freight-hauling market. The electric van is scalable for various truck classes, including 2B, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Class. Bollinger Motors, an electric truck startup, said there are choices among battery sizes, including 70, 105, 140, 175, and 210 kwh. Bollinger Motors has previously debuted a configurable, US$70,000 B2CC Commercial Pickup Chassis Cab, and US$55,000 Chass-E Truck Platform, aimed at the Class 3 segment, which has gross weight ratings of 10,001-14,000 pounds.
The B2CC is the first and only fully electric, class 3 truck platform, Bollinger announced at the end of April, adding that it would offer unrestricted variants of its commercial trucks. Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 that Bollinger Motors will market electric Class 4 and Class 5 work trucks, as well as Class 3 vehicles, which it unveiled last year at Turn. Bollinger Motors, a company known for its B1 and B2 models — the electric Bollinger Motors SUVs and pickup trucks — has unveiled its new Deliver-E concept, an all-electric delivery van. The upstart American carmaker plans to partner with another, still-unnamed, company to truly manufacture the fully-electric delivery van in the US.
Bollinger, which has made its splash on the EV scene with the rugged, all-electric Bollinger heavy-duty pickup truck and SUV models, is offering the new Delivery-E concept as a four-wheel-drive, all-electric platform. The Deliver-E front-wheel drive, all-electric platform will be engineered for Class 2, 3, 4, and 5, where Bollinger Motors anticipates that vehicle to deliver significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles. Deliver-E(tm) uses the same basic components–including the motor, battery, inverter, and transmission–as the companys other product portfolio, and is front-wheel drive-based. According to Bollingers press release, DELIVER-E will feature many wheelbase options, along with battery packs.
Appropriately named Deliver-E, Bollingers planned van models will have front-wheel-drive configurations, giving them an unusually low load floor, only 18 inches off the ground. Whatever term you choose, the Deliver-E van is designed to serve business drivers, and although it is just out there now as a concept and a few renders, Bollinger Motors says that Deliver-Es front-wheel-drive vans will be configurable in various ways to fit any shipping needs they might have. In other words, he wants to be versatile ahead of the delivery in Deliver-E, his concept electric van.
Bollingers chief executive, Robert Bollinger, said that push to build all-electric delivery vans came from manufacturers desperate for EV-powered delivery trucks. Now, a pair of Ruggeds are going to be put on hold indefinitely while Bollinger turns its attention to the EV delivery van, Bollingers CEO Robert Bollinger said in a statement. Bollinger, the Michigan-based startup, announced today that Bollinger is delaying plans to build an electric delivery van in favor of focusing on commercial delivery vans.
The announcement is not unlikely, considering that Bollinger plans to begin producing vans in 2022. Production on the van is expected to start in 2022, partnering with manufacturers. The upstart American carmaker says it will offer a variety of wheelbase lengths, with every vehicle equipped with a universal charging port and quick DC charging capability.
It helps that Ford is fielding a fully electric Transit freight van for the 2022 model year. General Motors is already shipping EVs under the BrightDrop brand to customers such as FedEx and Walmart.
Bollingers electric startup delivery vans would be the first big foray for EV startup Bollinger, which delayed plans to build an electric bus to complement its Class 3 B1 and B2 4-door Jeep-style trucks. CEO Robert Bollinger said in a statement that Deliver-E uses Bollinger Motorss extensive Class 3 electrification expertise, and will reduce total costs and emissions over gas- or diesel-powered vans for businesses who choose to use them. Bollinger, which is headquartered in Oak Park, Mich., said its Deliver-E uses engineering, technology and components used in the companys current line of fully electric prototypes, which includes the B1 SUV, the B2 pickup truck and the B2 crew Cab.
Its latest Class 3 E-Chassis is the same platform shared by the B1 four-door SUV and the B2 pickup. The E-chassis, now called the Chass-E, is not to be confused with the platform of the Deliver-E van.
Bollinger added that many companies recognise Bollingers competence in the fully electric class three segment, particularly with the E-chassis platform it introduced back in March. In 2017, Bollinger premiered its Jeep-like B1 and B2 pickup trucks, which are scheduled for production this year. Bollinger Motors revealed production-bound prototype versions of its electric B1 SUV and electric B2 pickup in September, then announced in October that its starting price for the electric trucks would be $125,000, with deliveries beginning in 2021.
By designing an all-electric, four-wheel-drive SUV and pickup from scratch, Bollinger has created a new electric truck platform that is capable of outstanding off-road capability, combined with utility features that are unprecedented. The Deliver-E vans will utilize the electric motors borrowed from Bollingers other models, and they will come in five battery sizes, offering 70, 105, 140, 175, or even 210 kWh.
