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, 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.”
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 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.
