Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

GM Collaborates to Produce Medium-Duty Hydrogen FCEV Trucks

General Motors' hydrogen fuel cell business is working on a $65 million pilot program for hydrogen-based work site products centered around medium-duty, fuel-cell powered trucks.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
March 6, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

GM Absorbs Electric Van Subsidiary BrightDrop Into Company

BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. commercial electric vehicle startup formed in 2021, no longer will operate as a subsidiary and is now becoming part of GM, the automaker said Nov. 16.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
November 17, 2023
Business, Technology, TCA

GM Announces EV Supply Chain Deal

General Motors Co. and Australia-based Element 25 Limited have signed an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually to the Detroit automaker.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
June 26, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

GM’s BrightDrop Ships First 500 EV Vans From Ontario

BrightDrop has shipped the first 500 electric delivery vans out of CAMI Assembly in Ontario, Canada, that opened three months ago, the company said April 3.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
April 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

GM Startup BrightDrop Projects $1 Billion in Revenue in 2023

BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. startup focused on offering electric delivery options, told investors Nov. 17 it’s on track to reach $1 billion in revenue in 2023.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
November 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Hertz to Order Up to 175,000 EVs From GM

The Hertz Corp. is planning to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors Co. over the next five years for its rental fleet, the companies said Sept. 20.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
September 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

What Happens When Police Pull Over a Driverless Vehicle? Watch.

Who gets a ticket in a driverless car? It turns out no one does, the San Francisco Police learned recently.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
April 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Cadillac Unveils Concept AV InnerSpace

Cadillac revealed the InnerSpace concept two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle Jan. 6 at CES in Las Vegas.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
January 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

BrightDrop Delivers First Electric Vans to FedEx

BrightDrop, General Motors Co.’s new electric delivery and logistics business, has delivered the first five vans of an order of 500 to FedEx Corp., the company said Dec. 17.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
December 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Merchants Fleet Expands Order of BrightDrop EVs

DETROIT — BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. startup making electric delivery vehicles, said Nov. 18 that Merchants Fleet is planning to expand its purchase order to receive a total of 18,000 BrightDrop EVs.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
November 19, 2021