EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive has signed a vehicle purchase agreement with national fleet leasing provider MGT Lease Company for 250 commercial Mullen 3 cab-chassis electric trucks. The contract is valued at $15,755,000, and vehicle delivery will be completed in phases between August and December 2023. The orders will be fulfilled through Randy Marion Automotive Group,… Read more »
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Mullen Automotive receives order for 1,000 Class 3 electric cab chassis trucks
EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ: MULN) has received a 1,000-vehicle order for the Mullen THREE, a Class 3 low cab forward (LCF) electric truck from the commercial vehicle dealer the Randy Marion Automotive Group. The purchase order is valued at $63 million and deliveries are to begin this August. The Mullen THREE features a tight… Read more »
Mullen accelerates solid-state polymer battery integration with Class 1 electric cargo vans
EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive is integrating solid-state polymer battery technology into its commercial Class 1 EV cargo vehicle program. The Mullen Class 1 EV freight van has a 46 kW lithium-ion battery pack and a 110-mile range. The company claims that its solid-state polymer technology will offer more than 200 miles of range, as solid-state… Read more »
Menzies completes LAX pilot program of Mullen electric Class 1 cargo and passenger vans
Mullen Automotive has successfully concluded a 60-day commercial EV pilot for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation and Loop Global at Los Angeles International Airport. California-based Mullen, which acquired Bollinger Motors in 2022, manufactures a range of EVs at two US assembly plants, including a crossover and Class 1-6 commercial vehicles. Menzies provides… Read more »
Mullen Automotive acquires Bollinger Motors
EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive has acquired a controlling interest in EV truck innovator Bollinger Motors. Mullen paid $148.2 million in cash and stock for a 60% controlling interest. Mullen says the acquisition will enable its entry into the market for medium-duty trucks (Classes 3-6), while also positioning Bollinger to capture the electric sport utility and… Read more »
Mullen and NexTech to partner on lithium-sulfur battery tech
EV manufacturer Mullen Technologies has announced a strategic partnership making NexTech Batteries an EV battery supplier and partner for battery development and technologies. Mullen plans to produce more than 100,000 vehicles over 5 years using NexTech Li-S pouch format batteries. NexTech says its battery materials are fully recyclable, sustainable, readily available and inexpensive. “This technology… Read more »
Mullen Technologies’ Qiantu K50 EV to be built in Spokane facility
EV manufacturer Mullen Technologies has signed a Letter of Intent with the West Plains Airport Area Public Development Authority (PDA) to build a new manufacturing facility in Spokane County, Washington. The 1.3 million square foot facility will produce Mullen’s Qiantu K50 sports coupe EV. The facility will be built by the PDA and leased to… Read more »
Bollinger Motors counts down to September start of production for new B4 electric truck
Bollinger Motors, a US manufacturer of all-electric commercial chassis cab trucks, has announced it plans to start production of the Bollinger B4 on September 16, 2024. The B4 is a chassis cab electric truck. Thus far only pre-production evaluation vehicles have been manufactured but, in a few weeks, saleable B4 trucks will be coming down… Read more »
Bollinger Motors adds TEC Equipment dealerships to its commercial network
US electric truck manufacturer Bollinger Motors, a subsidiary of EV maker Mullen, has named truck and trailer dealer TEC Equipment as a Bollinger Motors dealer. TEC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The addition of 20 TEC sales and service locations in Arizona, California, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington expands Bollinger’s dealer network… Read more »
The heavy-duty electric truck market could break out in 2024
Electrifying heavy-duty trucks is essential if we’re to fight climate change and air pollution, but the pace of the transition has been painfully slow—many, many pilots, but few truly large-scale orders. For example, shipping giant Schneider acquired 92 Freightliner eCascadias in 2023—a good start, but only that, considering that the company currently operates over 10,000… Read more »