Bollinger To Enter Electric Van Segment In 2022 With Deliver-E

There’s a lot of money to be made with all-electric vans at the moment and an ambitious startup like Bollinger Motors cannot ignore that.

With Rivian securing an huge order from Amazon for 100,000 electric vans, Ford and GM launching battery-powered vans in 2021, and UPS ordering 10,000 electric vans from UK startup Arrival, things are getting heated in the segment.

Bollinger wants a piece of that pie and will try to snatch it with the Deliver-E all-electric delivery van. For now, it’s just a concept but don’t expect big changes when it enters production in 2022. Described as an electric van perfectly suited to the delivery market, the Deliver-E “leverages the engineering, technology, and components used in the company’s product portfolio.”

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“We took our extensive Class 3 electrification knowledge and applied it to the delivery sector,” said Robert Bollinger, CEO of Bollinger Motors. “Our Deliver-E van gives commercial fleets the power to go green and save on ownership costs, while neighborhoods will benefit from a reduction in air and noise pollution.”

According to Bollinger Motors, the front-wheel-drive, all-electric Deliver-E platform will be engineered to fit Classes 2B, 3, 4, and 5. It also promises a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) within each class than gas and diesel vans on the road today.

Deliver-E vans will offer a wide selection of battery packs, including 70, 105, 140, 175, and 210 kWh. Variable wheelbase lengths will also be offered, giving fleet customers “a wide array of mileage range and price options to fit their specific needs.” For now, no driving range data has been revealed.

Perhaps the most important thing about Deliver-E is it will employ the same major components as the rest of the Bollinger Motors lineup. Those include the motors, battery, inverters, and gearboxes, with all of them integrated into a new platform with a high-strength steel frame “created to address the specific needs of delivery vans.”

Bollinger also says the Deliver-E has a low-load floor height of 18 inches (457 mm) and is designed to a 10-year durability target. The Michigan-based startup says it will work with a manufacturing partner to build the Deliver-E vans and trucks in the U.S. starting from 2022.