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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

XL Fleet expands electric truck conversions to infrastructure

Startup XL Fleet is expanding its electric drive business to creating charging infrastructure. The new division called XL Grid covers energy storage and solar power for electrified fleets.

XL Fleet’s goal is creating electrification as a service (EaaS).

“Fleet electrification requires a massive rollout of vehicle charging infrastructure. And XL Fleet has the customers and data already in place to quickly deliver charging solutions,” founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tod Hynes said in a press...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xl-fleet-expands-electric-truck-conversions-to-infrastructure

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