Category: EV

Commercial Vehicle Pro / EV / GM / News / OEMS

Electric delivery startup BrightDrop becomes part of General Motors

DETROIT — Together, GM and BrightDrop have been laying the groundwork for an all-EV future and transforming what it means to make vehicles. Since launching in January 2021, BrightDrop has been an important innovator in commercial EVs, and going forward this integration will be even tighter. Starting today, BrightDrop will become part of GM. We believe that this move will benefit our fleet customers by providing them with an efficient single point of contact through GM Envolve. BrightDrop was born in GM’s Innovation Lab and spent...

AltFuel / Columns / Commercial Vehicle Pro / CVBNetwork / EV / Listen / Read / Toolbox

The Blended Future of AltFuels In Commercial Transportation

Amid the clamor surrounding the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), there lies an unspoken reality—the commercial transportation industry is just not on a path of singular dependence on EVs. The complex balance between environmental responsibility and commercial transportation cannot be satisfied solely by vehicle electrification, it also depends on the diverse potential of alternative fuels. Conversations within the commercial vehicle industry make it increasingly clear that renewable fuels, hydrogen, and propane, the silent stalwarts of the alternative energy industry, will not be relegated to the...

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ISUZU SELECTS CHARGEPOINT TO PROVIDE EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (Anaheim, California) announced it appointed ChargePoint, a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), as an official source to provide EV charging infrastructure and software solutions, as well as training to Isuzu dealers and customers. Isuzu announced in March that it will introduce the 2025 NRR EV, a Class 5 battery electric truck, in early 2024. “This relationship will allow our dealers and customers to get ready now for the introduction of our electric truck next year,”...