February 4, 2022 – General Motors is collaborating with an electric truck conversion company to turn commercial trucks, such as shuttles and school buses, into battery electric vehicles.
In the deal with GM, Lightning eMotors will be the first GM Specialty Vehicle Manufacturer to provide fully electric Class 3 through Class 6 commercial vehicles. The GM chassis underpin shuttles, delivery trucks and ambulances, to name a few.
Lightning eMotors’ CEO and co-founder, Tim Reeser, said “We have already placed our first order for 250 vehicles and we expect to be able to deliver the first of those vehicles by the third quarter of 2022. GM has provided chassis to commercial vehicle upfitters and fleets for many years, so to now offer electrified versions of these vehicles with Lightning’s powertrains demonstrates our joint vision toward an electrified future that is putting vehicles on the road today.”
