Bollinger Motors has taken a different path than most EV startups. Its Class 3 Bollinger B1 SUV, which debuted in 2017, was designed as “a no-nonsense back-to-basics all-electric sport utility truck.” Now the company plans to add Class 4 and 5 electric platforms to its lineup. “We started from day one working on Class 3… Read more »
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Bollinger Motors explores a new market with the DELIVER-E delivery van concept
When Robert Bollinger founded Bollinger Motors in 2015, he did not follow the typical EV startup formula. There were no former Tesla executives and no deep-pocketed Chinese investors, and the strategy was not to build a luxury sedan, but rather a rough-and-ready electric work truck. With a no-nonsense design, powerful specs and a $125,000 price… Read more »
Bollinger Motors unveils E-Chassis for commercial vehicles
Bollinger Motors has unveiled its patent-pending E-Chassis, a Class 3 electric platform designed for commercial applications. “When we first built our Class 3 B1, we knew there was a commercial aspect to the platform,” says CEO Robert Bollinger. “Not only cab-on-chassis, but entirely new truck bodies can fit on our E-Chassis, and help propel the… Read more »
No surprise: Bollinger’s rugged hand-built electric trucks will be pricey
Why the big surprise, folks? Robert Bollinger warned us. When Charged interviewed the founder of Bollinger Motors for a feature in our May/June 2018 issue, we asked him if he was designing to a price point. “We’re doing it the opposite way,” he replied. “What would be the coolest truck? What are all the things… Read more »
Bollinger Motors announces electric pickup truck
Bollinger Motors (profiled in the May/June 2018 issue of Charged) is building a “no-nonsense back-to-basics all-electric sport utility truck” that fills a gap in the current EV market. The Bollinger B1 is built for the farm or the job site, a rugged work truck designed to haul large, heavy objects. As Bollinger moves through the… Read more »
Robert Bollinger is building unique EVs, and a one-of-a-kind EV company
Bollinger Motors is not following the typical EV startup formula. Instead of building a luxury sedan, it’s building a rough and ready work truck. It has no strategy to evolve into a mass-market automaker, but intends to find a niche as a low-volume brand. As far as we know, the company has no former Tesla… Read more »
New video details the making of Bollinger’s electric Sport Utility Truck
Last year, Bollinger Motors revealed its electric B1 Sport Utility Truck (SUT), a “no nonsense back-to-basics” vehicle with a rugged frame and minimal styling. Now the company, which says it is “ramping up B1 production in earnest,” has released a short video that follows the 20-month process of designing and building the prototype. Company founder… Read more »
Blank Slate: Will this infinitely customizable EV make it to market with a $20k price tag?
The term “tabula rasa,” or “blank slate,” is taking on new meaning in the battery-electric truck segment with the introduction of the Slate Truck. The sleek yet somewhat bare-bones truck is, however, a highly customizable blank canvas that comes with a lengthy accessory list including one that converts the pick-up into an SUV. To paraphrase… Read more »
Software and maintenance—the keys to making fleet EV charging work?
Q&A with EO Charging’s John Walsh How is providing charging infrastructure for EV fleets like running a web site or a cell phone network? All of these worthy endeavors (among others) depend on a stack, which is a hip way of describing a system of interrelated hardware and software products that function together. Some layers… Read more »
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 »