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GM bringing electric commercial
GM bringing electric commercial vehicle plant to Ontario
General Motors has announced it will build BrightDrop electric Üéðñ î¯àðÃ é¶ ÁËñÅé ÕÆåÅ ÔË ÇÕ À°Ô ÁÅêä¶ ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ light commercial vehicles at its CAMI manufacturing plant in ÔñÕÆÁ» ÕîðôÆÁñ ×¾âÆÁ» ù dz×ðïñ, úºàðÆú ÓÚ ÃÇæå ÃÆ.¶.ÁËî. Ingersoll, Ont. – part of a $1 billion investment to bring the ÁÅÂÆ. ÇéðîÅä êñ»à ÓÚ ìäŶ׊ܯ ÇÕ B@BA ç¶ ÁõÆð åÕ ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê BrightDrop EV600 to market in late 2021. EVF@@ ù ìÅ÷Åð ÓÚ ÇñÁÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ A Áðì âÅñð ç¶ Çéò¶ô çÅ ÇÔ¾ÃÅ ÔËÍ
The new BrightDrop business unit’s first products are to éò¶º ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê ÕÅð¯ìÅðÆ ÇÂÕÅÂÆ ç¶ êÇÔñ¶ À°åêÅç» ÓÚ EPA include the EP1 electric e-pallet, the EV600 commercial van, ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ ÂÆ-êËñ¶à, EVF@@ ÕîðôÆÁñ òËé Áå¶ øñÆà å¶ ÁËöà and fleet and asset management software. îËé¶Üî˺à ÃÅøàò¶Áð ôÅîñ Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ
The OEM estimates the U.S. parcel, food delivery, and ÇÂà ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. çÅ Á³çÅ÷Å ÔË ÇÕ ÁîðÆÕÅ êÅðÃñ, í¯Üé ÇâñÆòðÆ, reverse logistics market will be worth more than $850 billion Áå¶ Çðòðà ñ¯ÇÜÃÇàÕà îÅðÕÆà B@BE åÕ HE@ Áðì âÅñð çÅ Ô¯ as early as 2025. ÜÅò¶×ÅÍ
The first of the products to ìÅ÷Åð ÓÚ ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñÅ êÇÔñÅ come to market, the EP1, is an À°åêÅç EPA, ÇÂ¾Õ ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ êËñ¶à electric pallet that can move ÔË Ü¯ ÇÕ æ¯ó·Æ ç±ðÆ åÕ òÃå» ù ñË goods over short distances, Õ¶ ÜÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔË, ÇÜò¶º ÇÕ ÇâñÆòðÆ such as from a delivery vehicle ×¾âÆ å¯º ×ÌÅÔÕ ç¶ çðòÅ÷¶ åÕÍ to a customer’s door. Tapping ÇÂñËÕÇàÌÕ Ô¾ì î¯àð» çÆ åÅÕå éÅñ into electric hub motors it ÇÂÔ êÌï¯×ÕðåÅ çÆ Õ³îÕÅÜ çÆ æ» will move up to about 5 km/h Áé°ÃÅð ÇÂÔ E ÇÕñ¯îÆàð êÌåÆ Ø³àÅ depending on the user’s walk- çÆ ðøåÅð éÅñ Úñ ÃÕ¶×ÅÍ ÇÂÔ ing pace. It will carry about 23 BC ÇÕÀ±ÇìÕ ø°¾à ÕÅðׯ ñË Õ¶ ÜÅ cubic feet of cargo and handle ÃÕ¶×Å Áå¶ B@@ êÅÀ±ºâ ê¶ñ¯â óíÅñ 200-lb. payloads. ÃÕçÅ ÔËÍ
The EV600 vehicle will trav- ÁñàÆÁî ìËàðÆ ÇÃÃàî éÅñ el up to 400 km (250 miles) Ú¾ñä òÅñÆ EVF@@ ×¾âÆ ê±ðÆ åð·» on a full charge, powered by ÚÅðÜ Ô¯ä Óå¶ D@@ ÇÕñ¯îÆàð (BE@ an Ultium battery system. A The BrightDrop EV600 will have a GVWR of under 10,000 îÆñ) åÕ çÅ Ãøð åËÁ Õð ÃÕçÆ 120kW DC fast charger will lb., and a range of up to 400 km on a single charge. ÔËÍ AB@ ÇÕñ¯òÅà âÆ.ÃÆ. øÅÃà offer a range of up to 275 km Photo: General Motors ÚÅðÜð BGE ÇÕñ¯îÆàð (AGE îÆñ (170 miles) per hour. The van ìðÅÂÆàâð½ê EVF@@ ÓÚ A@,@@@ êÅÀ±ºâ çÅ ÜÆ.òÆ.âìÇñÀ±.ÁÅð. êÌåÆ Ø³àÅ çÆ ðøåÅð Óå¶) åÕ çÆ will feature more than 600 Ô¯ò¶×Å Áå¶ ÇÂ¾Õ òÅðÆ ÚÅðÜ Õðé 寺 ìÅÁç ÇÂà çÆ ð¶ºÜ D@@ ð¶ºÜ Çç³çÅ ÔËÍ òËé ÓÚ F@@ ÇÕÀ±ÇìÕ cubic feet of carbo area, and ÇÕñ¯îÆàð Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ ø°¾à çÅ ÕÅðׯ ¶ðÆÁÅ Ô¯ò¶×Å, Áå¶ be available with a gross vehi- åÃòÆð: Üéðñ î¯àðà ú.ÂÆ.ÁËî. Áé°ÃÅð ÇÂà çÆ Õ°¾ñ cle weight rating of less than ×¾âÆ íÅð ð¶Çà³× A@,@@@ êÅÀ±ºâ 寺 10,000 lb., the OEM says. ؾà Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ
Standard driver assistance îÅéÕ âðÅÂÆòð ÁÇÃÃà˺à Çòô¶ôåÅò» ÓÚ ôÅîñ Ôé Á¾×¶ Áå¶ ÇêÛñ¶ features will include front and rear park assist, automatic êÅö êÅðÇÕ³× ÓÚ î¾çç, ÁÅà¯îËÇàÕ ÁËîðÜ˺ÃÆ ì̶ÇÕ³×, ÃÅÔîä¶ çÆ à¾Õð emergency braking, forward collision alerts, following dis- ìÅð¶ Ú¶åÅòéÆ, ÇêÛñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» çÆ ç±ðÆ ìÅð¶ ÜÅäÕÅðÆ, ÃÅÔîä¶ êËçñ tance indicators, front pedestrian braking, lane keep assist, ÚÅñÕ» ù ò¶ÖÇçÁ» ì̶ջ, ñ¶é ÓÚ ðÇÔä ñÂÆ î¾çç, dzàËñÆìÆî ÁÅà¯îËÇàÕ IntelliBeam automatic high beams, and a high-definition rear ÔÅÂÆ ìÆî, Áå¶ ÇêÛñ¶ êÅö çÅ ÔÅÂÆ-âËøÆé¶ôé ÕËîðÅÍ vision camera. ÜÆ.ÁËî. é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ êÇÔñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» ÇÂà ÃÅñ ç¶ ÁõÆð åÕ ÇâñÆòð
While the first vehicles are to be delivered by the end of this Õð Çç¾åÆÁ» ÜÅä×ÆÁ», EVF@@ ÇòôÅñ ê¾èð Óå¶ B@BB åÕ î°Ô¾ÂÆÁÅ Ô¯ year, the EV600 will be more widely available in early 2022, ÃÕ¶×ÆÍ GM says. øËâÁËÕà ÁËÕÃêÌËμà êÇÔñ» ÔÆ EPA ù å÷ðì¶ òܯº ÚñÅ ðÔÆ ÔË, ÇÜÃ
FedEx Express has already been piloting the EP1, helping éÅñ Õ¯ðÆÁð êÌåÆ Ççé BE% ò¾è êËÕ¶Ü êÔ°³ÚÅ ðÔ¶ ÔéÍ Õ³êéÆ êÇÔñÆ couriers to handle about 25% more packages per day. The com- EVF@@ êÌï¯×ÕðåÅ òÆ ìäé òÅñÆ ÔËÍ pany is also slated to be the first EV600 user.
Maxim wins International award
Maxim Truck & Trailer, an International dealership headquartered in Winnipeg, Man., has received the International Truck Presidential Award, the company Photo: Maxim Truck & Trailer åÃòÆð : îËÕÇ÷î àð¾Õ Á˺â àð¶ñð announced recently.
The award honors the top 8% of International dealerships that achieve the highest level of performance in operations, financial standards, market representation and customer satisfaction.
“This award is the highest honor an International dealer can achieve from the company,” said Mark Belisle, senior vice-president of dealer sales and operations at Navistar, which makes the International brand of trucks.
Of the 720 International dealerships in the U.S. and Canada, only 14 won the award in 2020, he said.
Troy Hamilton, president of Maxim, said the award is a great honor for everyone working at the company because it recognizes their hard work and professionalism.
Maxim serves customers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and north-western Ontario. The company is also an Idealease affiliate.
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