The crush of demand for so-called last-mile deliveries accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic has led a leading builder of commercial vehicles and chassis to create a brand for a new slate of battery-electric offerings.
While Shyft has decades of experience in creating commercial vehicles and chassis, Adams said they had none in software development, a key requirement for developing EVs. The company originally sought to outsource its software but instead bought it from a west coast company and hired software engineers on staff.
The Blue Arc delivery van is a battery-electric Class 3 commercial delivery vehicle designed specifically for last-mile delivery fleets that make lots of stops. Available in lengths ranging from 14 to 18 feet, its cargo area has 635-800 feet of storage and load capacity of up to 5,000 pounds. Once demand grows beyond the 500 unit threshold the company will add production of up to 2,500 vehicles at a new plant “somewhere in the southeast,” according to Adams. Expansion plans then include plants on the west coast and Midwest, he said, because “the EV infrastructure is not there yet so we need to be closer to customer to save on the freight costs.”batteries.
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