GM to bring electric cargo van, medium-duty truck to market

General Motors plans to add two new electric vehicles (EVs) to its commercial vehicle lineup as it continues to expand its electric platform to meet its goal of launching 30 EVs globally by 2025.

The new vehicles — an electric Chevrolet cargo van similar in size to the current Chevrolet Express van and a larger medium-duty vehicle — will leverage the company’s BrightDrop EV business and take advantage of the company’s $35 billion capital and engineering investment efforts.

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ELMS to show prototype Class 3 electric van at FedEx event

Electric last mile systems to debut electric cargo van at FedEx contractor event

Electric Last Mile Systems (ELMS) will debut the second of its fully electric delivery vehicles at the upcoming Route Consultant Contractor Expo on July 30-31. The event is the largest FedEx Ground contractors event in the country and will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

ELMS will show a prototype of its Class 3 vehicle, what it is calling the Urban Utility. The vehicle will join its smaller Class 1 sibling, the Urban Delivery cargo van, which will also be on display. The Class 1 is expected to...

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