Lightning eMotors

Through the acquisition, GILLIG plans to establish its Colorado Technology Center, which will serve as an engineering hub for the company.

The Federal Aviation Administration 2023 Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program grant will be used to help fund the purchase of the STL vehicles and chargers, which will be deployed...

The first Lightning eMotors ZEV3 shuttle buses included in the program were deployed on Aug. 22.

The shuttles are expected to be delivered and deployed in Q2 2023 for the intercampus transportation service, VandyRide.

The Lightning eMotors Class 4 ZEV4 and Class 8 ZEV5 electric shuttle buses have transported more than 1.5 million passengers over one million miles and mitigated over 1,050 tons...

The repowered buses aim to provide private and municipal agency fleets electric options at less than half the cost and one-third the lead time.

The companies say there are currently more than 50,000 shuttle buses and vans eligible for the program.

Vehicle production with CATL packs is expected to begin in March 2022.

Lightning eMotors will deliver up to 7,500 zero-emission Class 4 and Class 5 buses across the U.S. and Canada between 2021 and 2025.

Soderholm will install Lightning eMotors’ fully-electric powertrain systems in repowered applications in Hawaii, as well as buying new vans and shuttle buses.

The move by Lightning eMotors to liquidate its assets is the latest challenge to transit bus manufacturing in the U.S.