Electric truck startup Bollinger Motors seemed to be circling the drain last week, but a fresh investment from Mullen Automotive and a new/old face at the helm means there might be life in the medium-duty EV brand, yet. Here’s what we know, so far.
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A federal court judge in Michigan has placed the once-promising electric truck brand Bollinger Motors’ assets into receivership following claims that the company’s owners still owe its founder, Robert Bollinger, more than $10 million.
UPDATE: Bollinger CEO, Bryan Chambers, says all is not lost.
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It’s got a long way to go, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – and the first delivery of Bollinger B4 electric trucks to Nacarato Truck Centers is now in the history books!
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On today’s energizing episode of Quick Charge, Fred Lambert takes the latest Tesla Full Self Driving software for a spin in Quebec, Model Y sales threaten to take the top spot on the US sales charts, and we interview Bollinger Motor’s chief revenue officer, Jim Connelly.
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This week marks the birth of a new American OEM as Bollinger Motors’ B4 medium duty electric truck begins series production and customer-ready vehicles roll off the line.
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It’s been a big week for Bollinger and its Class 4 commercial EVs as the upstart electric box truck brand picked up twenty new TEC dealers and scored a strategic solution partnership with Texas consulting firm, TCD.
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Two years after pivoting its business strategy toward the development of commercial EVs, Bollinger Motors has earned IRS approval for federal tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, offering fleet customers potential tax credits up to 40,000 per vehicle.
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Over a year and a half after initially announcing a pivoting of its EV business strategy into commercial vehicles, Bollinger Motors has begun pilot production of its B4 chassis cab vehicles. We have our first glimpse at the “design validation” builds below, which will soon see public demonstrations and testing before reaching fleet customers.
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EV start-up Mullen Automotive has announced the purchase of a controlling interest in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. As the new majority owner, Mullen has already shared intentions to use the cash to resume Bollinger’s halt to B1 and B2 electric truck production while continuing to pursue the development of class 3-6 medium-duty electric trucks.
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Bollinger Motors made an appearance alongside energy company Con Edison at the New York International Auto Show, displaying its ill-fated B2 pickup. However, following recent news of its pivot to commercial EVs, Bollinger shared that it will develop a Class 3 walk-in van prototype for Con Edison.
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EV startup Bollinger Motors just announced it is pausing development of its two flagship EVs – the B1 sport utility truck and B2 pickup, to focus instead on the commercial market. Bollinger has been working to deliver these two consumer EVs since 2015.
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Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions.
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Bollinger Motors has unveiled a new electric delivery van, but it’s hard to get excited as the startup becomes more scattered.
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Bollinger Motors, an electric vehicle startup, has unveiled its electric platform and chassis as it plans to offer it for commercial electric vehicle production.
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We’re here at the 2019 Los Angeles Motor Show, and the first thing we spotted through the doorway was the Bollinger Motors display, which is the first time these vehicles have been shown to the public.
Bollinger makes a B-1 SUV that looks like an electric offspring of an AMG Scout and a Hummer. The B-2 Pickup adds a longer exposed bed to the rear. I anticipate the crowds will be quite big like the showing Rivian had last year…
After years of speculation, Bollinger has finally announced pricing for its rugged electric trucks, and it’s higher than most people thought.
The Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucks will start at a shocking $125,000.
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Bollinger Motors, a Michigan-based electric vehicle startup, has unveiled today the latest versions of its B1 electric utility truck and B2 electric pickup truck ahead of the start of production.
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Bollinger Motors announced that it will unveil production prototypes of its B2 electric pickup truck and B1 electric utility truck next month.
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Electric truck startup Bollinger has unveiled custom configurations for its upcoming electric truck and pickup truck.
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Bollinger Motors, a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) electric vehicle startup, is leveraging its work on its unique all-electric Jeep-like truck, the Bollinger B1, to introduce an all-electric pickup truck: the B2.
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Bollinger Motors, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, is working to bring to market a unique all-electric truck: the Bollinger B1.
The startup has now released a new design of the 4-door version of the all-electric truck with removable glass.
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Bollinger Motors, a New York-based EV startup developing an all-electric utility truck, reached out to Tesla CEO Elon Musk to inquire about the possibility of them having access to Tesla’s Supercharger network.
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Bollinger has been keeping us excited about its B1 all-electric utility truck throughout its development program as it attempts to bring the vehicle to production.
In the latest development, the EV startup unveils a front fascia refresh for better aerodynamic performance.
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Bollinger has been keeping us excited about its B1 all-electric utility truck throughout its development program, but the path to production hasn’t been clear.
Now the New York-based startup announces a partnership with an engineering firm to bring its all-electric vehicle to production as soon as next year.
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