CES 2021

GM will build electric commercial delivery vans in Canada

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will invest $800 million in a makeover of a plant in Ingersoll, Ontario to build its EV600 electric delivery vans.

BrightDrop is a new business within GM offering a first-to-last-mile ecosystem of connected and electrified products and services.  GM digitally revealed BrightDrop last week at CES 2021.

Adding the EV600 along with the EP1 electric e-pallet, and a software platform for fleet and asset management, immediately makes GM a player among traditional and...

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GM reveals electric delivery van with connected pallets

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) flung itself into the battery-electric commercial delivery and freight-tech businesses Tuesday, revealing an electric-powered cargo van and a connected pallet system for getting goods from the vehicle to customers’ doorsteps.

The automaker had hinted it was working on a battery-powered electric van. CEO Mary Barra announced the creation of a startup, BrightDrop, during a digital keynote address for CES 2021. BrightDrop joins GM Defense and two recent OnStar spinoffs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gm-reveals-electric-delivery-van-with-connected-pallets