With BrightDrop, GM is creating a new business to develop the commercial electric vehicle ecosystem. This includes a new electric delivery vehicle and support for infrastructure, logistics, and service planning — as well as an entirely new sales and service network.
General Motors plans to achieve carbon neutrality for its global products and operations by 2040, and aspires to eliminate tailpipe emissions from all new light-duty vehicles produced by 2035.
Navistar, partnering with General Motors and hydrogen fuel-provider OneH2, believes it will have a hydrogen fuel-cell regional Class 8 truck available by MY 2024, with a complete ecosystem that addresses the fueling concerns that have been a stumbling block for the development of fuel-cell electric trucks.
General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop EV600 electric light commercial vehicle to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.
General Motors has revealed a new electric delivery vehicle that will feature an estimated 250 miles of range following the announcement of its BrightDrop business unit, which is designed to offer a new ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software, and services for delivery and logistics companies.
This marks the first deployment of an autonomous vehicle in the U.S. without a driver behind the wheel.
Most of the dealers accepting the buyout also own one or more GM brands and only sell a small number of Cadillacs a month, not enough to spend the money for the upgrades.
A new agreement between General Motors and Nikola shifts the focus to electrified heavy-duty trucks, with GM no longer planning to build the electric Badger pickup truck for Nikola.
Motorq’s connected car APIs enable fleet owners to identify the location and pre-delivery status of General Motors’ vehicles. The system uses OnStar technology for “surgical” enablement of data that can be stopped or started as needed.
General Motors announced its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles.