Bollinger Motors, a suburban Detroit electric truck startup, plans its first deliveries of four models next year, the company said Friday at a virtual work truck show.
CEO Robert Bollinger says he has lined up "a number of" manufacturing partners to assemble the trucks and chassis-cab models his engineers have designed. Agreements with subassembly partners have been signed; a final assembly company will be named soon, the company said.
Launching at the same time in 2022 will be the B1 SUV, the B2 electric medium-duty pickup and two chassis-cab models. Those chassis-cab vehicles will be offered to fleet customers who buy the fully engineered chassis and send them to up-fitters for installation of custom bodies.
This is a segment where Bollinger will have little and maybe no competition, at least initially. Its Class 3 electric chassis-cab models appear to be the only ones available.
During a filmed presentation shown at the NTEA Work Truck Show, he…