Normal Motors is folding BrightDrop, initially envisioned as a standalone enterprise centered on electrical vans for industrial fleets, into its Chevrolet division.
GM stated the transfer will open up gross sales for BrightDrop vans to Chevy’s bigger vendor community. BrightDrop has bought vans by way of its personal dealerships, however now all Chevy sellers can have the chance to promote BrightDrop automobiles in the event that they meet sure necessities for industrial EV gross sales, in response to GM.
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“With the addition of BrightDrop to the Chevrolet lineup, we’re combining superior EV expertise with the dependability and widespread accessibility that solely Chevrolet can supply,” Scott Bell, GM’s vice chairman of Chevy, stated in a press release.
The vans can be rebadged as Chevrolet BrightDrops and can stay out there in shorter 400 and longer 600 configurations. GM estimates as much as 272 miles of vary for each variations with the bigger non-obligatory Max Vary battery pack. Vary with the usual pack is estimated at 164 miles for the Chevy BrightDrop 600 and 159 miles for the Chevy BrightDrop 400. DC quick charging can add 160 miles of vary per hour of charging.
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GM launched the BrightDrop model in January 2021 and commenced manufacturing the next September. The primary vans have been delivered to FedEx in December 2021, making them a number of the first Ultium EVs to achieve to prospects. Increased-volume manufacturing began in 2022, with a subsequent order going to the Ryder rental fleet.
GM plans to proceed manufacturing BrightDrop vans at its CAMI Meeting plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, which up to now produced automobiles for different GM manufacturers in addition to Suzuki.
