The installation at Cox Mobility’s Pivet Atlanta facility includes 20 Level 2 fleet chargers, six fleet DC Fast Chargers and six public DC Fast Chargers.
Over half of commercial and fleet vehicle decision makers are actively shopping for electric vehicles, according to Escalent, a human behavior and analytics firm.
Lordstown will list on NASDAQ through a merger with DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. The EV maker has received more than 27,000 pre-orders for its Endurance electric pickup, primarily from commercial fleet customers.
Reminiscent of the classic Americana commercial spots the Detroit 3 have used for its pickups, the Lordstown Motors video shows the electric Endurance pickup performing work duties “in the wild.”
While the future of electrification infrastructure is DC fast charging, some fleets may never need it. James Kennedy of Tritium explains the decision process.
The partnership will help to introduce the electric Endurance commercial pickup truck to vocational fleets in North America. Holman divisions ARI will provide fleet management services and Auto Truck Group will provide upfits for commercial applications.
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have signed an agreement pledging to develop a plan to eliminate diesel emissions by 2050.
While the Endurance launch event offered more big-picture proclamations than actual truck specs, Lordstown CEO Steve Burns pointed out one reason why an all-electric pickup will be so tantalizing for fleets.
Lordstown Motor Corp.’s CEO Steve Burns said preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.
Within three years, North American fleets will see a doubling of zero-emissions models, though the Fuso eCanter won’t be one of them.