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GM bringing electric commercial vehicle plant to Ontario
ÜÆ.ÁËî. ÁÅêäÅ ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ ÕîðôÆÁñ òÔÆÕñ êñ»à úºàÅðÆú ÓÚ ñË Õ¶ ÁÅò¶×Å
General Motors has announced it will build BrightDrop electric Üéðñ î¯àðÃ é¶ ÁËñÅé ÕÆåÅ ÔË ÇÕ À°Ô ÁÅêä¶ ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ ÔñÕÆÁ» ÕîðôÆÁñ ×¾âÆÁ» ù dz×ðïñ, úºàðÆú ÓÚ ÃÇæå ÃÆ.¶.ÁËî. light commercial vehicles at its CAMI manufacturing plant in ÁÅÂÆ. ÇéðîÅä êñ»à ÓÚ ìäŶ׊ܯ ÇÕ B@BA ç¶ ÁõÆð åÕ ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê Ingersoll, Ont. – part of a $1 billion investment to bring the EVF@@ ù ìÅ÷Åð ÓÚ ÇñÁÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ A Áðì âÅñð ç¶ Çéò¶ô çÅ ÇÔ¾ÃÅ ÔËÍ BrightDrop EV600 to market in late 2021. éò¶º ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê ÕÅð¯ìÅðÆ ÇÂÕÅÂÆ ç¶ êÇÔñ¶ À°åêÅç» ÓÚ EPA The new BrightDrop business unit’s first products are to ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ ÂÆ-êËñ¶à, EVF@@ ÕîðôÆÁñ òËé Áå¶ øñÆà å¶ ÁËöà include the EP1 electric e-pallet, the EV600 commercial van, îËé¶Üî˺à ÃÅøàò¶Áð ôÅîñ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ and fleet and asset management software. ÇÂà ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. çÅ Á³çÅ÷Å ÔË ÇÕ ÁîðÆÕÅ êÅðÃñ, í¯Üé ÇâñÆòðÆ, The OEM estimates the U.S. parcel, food delivery, and Áå¶ Çðòðà ñ¯ÇÜÃÇàÕà îÅðÕÆà B@BE åÕ HE@ Áðì âÅñð çÅ Ô¯ reverse logistics market will be worth more than $850 billion ÜÅò¶×ÅÍ as early as 2025. ìÅ÷Åð ÓÚ ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñÅ êÇÔñÅ The first of the products to À°åêÅç EPA, ÇÂ¾Õ ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ êËñ¶à come to market, the EP1, is an ÔË Ü¯ ÇÕ æ¯ó·Æ ç±ðÆ åÕ òÃå» ù ñË electric pallet that can move Õ¶ ÜÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔË, ÇÜò¶º ÇÕ ÇâñÆòðÆ goods over short distances, ×¾âÆ å¯º ×ÌÅÔÕ ç¶ çðòÅ÷¶ åÕÍ such as from a delivery vehicle ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ Ô¾ì î¯àð» çÆ åÅÕå éÅñ to a customer’s door. Tapping ÇÂÔ êÌï¯×ÕðåÅ çÆ Õ³îÕÅÜ çÆ æ» into electric hub motors it Áé°ÃÅð ÇÂÔ E ÇÕñ¯îÆàð êÌåÆ Ø³àÅ will move up to about 5 km/h çÆ ðøåÅð éÅñ Úñ ÃÕ¶×ÅÍ ÇÂÔ depending on the user’s walkBC ÇÕÀ±ÇìÕ ø°¾à ÕÅðׯ ñË Õ¶ ÜÅ ing pace. It will carry about 23 ÃÕ¶×Å Áå¶ B@@ êÅÀ±ºâ ê¶ñ¯â óíÅñ cubic feet of cargo and handle ÃÕçÅ ÔËÍ 200-lb. payloads. ÁñàÆÁî ìËàðÆ ÇÃÃàî éÅñ The EV600 vehicle will travÚ¾ñä òÅñÆ EVF@@ ×¾âÆ ê±ðÆ åð·» el up to 400 km (250 miles) ÚÅðÜ Ô¯ä Óå¶ D@@ ÇÕñ¯îÆàð (BE@ on a full charge, powered by an Ultium battery system. A The BrightDrop EV600 will have a GVWR of under 10,000 îÆñ) åÕ çÅ Ãøð åËÁ Õð ÃÕçÆ ÔËÍ AB@ ÇÕñ¯òÅà âÆ.ÃÆ. øÅÃà 120kW DC fast charger will lb., and a range of up to 400 km on a single charge. ÚÅðÜð BGE ÇÕñ¯îÆàð (AGE îÆñ offer a range of up to 275 km Photo: General Motors êÌåÆ Ø³àÅ çÆ ðøåÅð Óå¶) åÕ çÆ (170 miles) per hour. The van ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê EVF@@ ÓÚ A@,@@@ êÅÀ±ºâ çÅ ÜÆ.òÆ.âìÇñÀ±.ÁÅð. ð¶ºÜ Çç³çÅ ÔËÍ òËé ÓÚ F@@ ÇÕÀ±ÇìÕ will feature more than 600 Ô¯ò¶×Å Áå¶ ÇÂ¾Õ òÅðÆ ÚÅðÜ Õðé 寺 ìÅÁç ÇÂà çÆ ð¶ºÜ D@@ ø°¾à çÅ ÕÅðׯ ¶ðÆÁÅ Ô¯ò¶×Å, Áå¶ cubic feet of carbo area, and ÇÕñ¯îÆàð Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. Áé°ÃÅð ÇÂà çÆ Õ°¾ñ be available with a gross vehi- åÃòÆð: Üéðñ î¯àðà ׾âÆ íÅð ð¶Çà³× A@,@@@ êÅÀ±ºâ 寺 cle weight rating of less than ؾà Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ 10,000 lb., the OEM says. îÅéÕ âðÅÂÆòð ÁÇÃÃà˺à Çòô¶ôåÅò» ÓÚ ôÅîñ Ôé Á¾×¶ Áå¶ ÇêÛñ¶ Standard driver assistance êÅö êÅðÇÕ³× ÓÚ î¾çç, ÁÅà¯îËÇàÕ ÁËîðÜ˺ÃÆ ì̶ÇÕ³×, ÃÅÔîä¶ çÆ à¾Õð features will include front and rear park assist, automatic ìÅð¶ Ú¶åÅòéÆ, ÇêÛñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» çÆ ç±ðÆ ìÅð¶ ÜÅäÕÅðÆ, ÃÅÔîä¶ êËçñ emergency braking, forward collision alerts, following disÚÅñÕ» ù ò¶ÖÇçÁ» ì̶ջ, ñ¶é ÓÚ ðÇÔä ñÂÆ î¾çç, dzàËñÆìÆî ÁÅà¯îËÇàÕ tance indicators, front pedestrian braking, lane keep assist, ÔÅÂÆ ìÆî, Áå¶ ÇêÛñ¶ êÅö çÅ ÔÅÂÆ-âËøÆé¶ôé ÕËîðÅÍ IntelliBeam automatic high beams, and a high-definition rear ÜÆ.ÁËî. é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ êÇÔñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» ÇÂà ÃÅñ ç¶ ÁõÆð åÕ ÇâñÆòð vision camera. Õð Çç¾åÆÁ» ÜÅä×ÆÁ», EVF@@ ÇòôÅñ ê¾èð Óå¶ B@BB åÕ î°Ô¾ÂÆÁÅ Ô¯ While the first vehicles are to be delivered by the end of this ÃÕ¶×ÆÍ year, the EV600 will be more widely available in early 2022, øËâÁËÕà ÁËÕÃêÌËμà êÇÔñ» ÔÆ EPA ù å÷ðì¶ òܯº ÚñÅ ðÔÆ ÔË, ÇÜà GM says. éÅñ Õ¯ðÆÁð êÌåÆ Ççé BE% ò¾è êËÕ¶Ü êÔ°³ÚÅ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ Õ³êéÆ êÇÔñÆ FedEx Express has already been piloting the EP1, helping EVF@@ êÌï¯×ÕðåÅ òÆ ìäé òÅñÆ ÔËÍ couriers to handle about 25% more packages per day. The company is also slated to be the first EV600 user.
12 MARCH 2021
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