https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/10/17961494/bollinger-motors-b2-electric-pickup-truck Bollinger Motors teases a rugged electric pickup truck with 200 miles of range Oct 10, 2018 Sean O'Kane@sokane1
[images / Bollinger Motors https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qjOzXtLAcihEg5gHwqzVAWDEDSU=/0x0:1200x1200/920x613/filters:focal(504x504:696x696)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/61723439/DpJx_2iU4AAab0V.0.jpg https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/j-5hK_a4XjfWY7zeoG7dI_xQaEg=/0x0:1200x1200/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1200x1200):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13250839/DpJx_2iU8AAzY_I.jpg ] Coming, maybe, in 2020 Bollinger Motors, a small EV startup from New York, has announced a follow-up to the eye-catching all-electric B1 SUV that debuted last year. The small company’s next electric vehicle is a pickup truck called the B2, which will offer about three extra feet of length for storing more stuff in the bed. The B2 will be built on the same technological platform as the B1, which means it will feature the same promising specs Bollinger took aim at with last year’s B1. That means it will be powered by a 120kWh battery pack that can last for about 200 miles. Dual motors — one on each axle — combine for around 520 horsepower, and the truck can go from 0–60 mph in less than seven seconds. It will take 75 minutes for a full charge on a DC fast charger, or 10 hours on a Level 2 hookup. Photo: Bollinger Motors That should all be more than enough for the kind of use cases Bollinger Motors imagines for its customers. When the company announced the B1 last summer, it was up front about how this was not an EV for everyone. The same goes for the B2. These are vehicles that are designed to help people do heavy duty work, store and transport lots of material, and go off-road as well. There aren’t a ton of fully electric trucks (or rugged EVs) on the immediate horizon in the auto industry, as automakers seem happier to integrate hybrid versions into their lineups first. Elon Musk has long teased the idea of a Tesla pickup, but the idea has never really come into focus at Tesla. So even though Bollinger is a small outfit, it’s one of just a few companies (like fellow EV startups Rivian and Workhorse) with plans to make an electric truck in the next few years. There are only renderings of the B2 right now (Bollinger built actual working prototypes of the B1), but it will obviously feature the same rugged, riveted, all-metal design as its predecessor. The B1 is supposed to start around $60,000, and Bollinger says it has received 20,000 preorders so far. But the company is still lining up partners to get its first vehicle into production, and the company doesn’t have the same kind of high-profile financial backing that other EV startups boast, so it may be a while before the B2 (or even the B1) ever hits the road. For what it’s worth, Bollinger Motors says to expect production to begin in 2020. [© theverge.com] https://electrek.co/2018/10/10/bollinger-b2-all-electric-pickup-truck/ Bollinger unveils all-electric B2 pickup truck Oct. 10th 2018 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 ... https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/10/B2-7-FULL-RES.jpg?w=496&h=279&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 https://gearjunkie.com/bollinger-motors-b2-all-wheel-drive-electric-pickup-truck Electric Pickup: Bollinger Motors Teases All-Wheel-Drive B2 Truck October 10, 2018 Bollinger Motors showed us the B1, a two-door all-electric sport utility truck, over a year ago. It has since been promoting ... https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2018/10/BollingerPickupRear-700x428.jpg + http://www.china.org.cn/business/2018-10/11/content_65679791.htm Chinese companies help introduce electric cars to Egypt October 11, 2018 There has been little awareness of the value of electric cars for Egyptians, but things are changing after an Egyptian company strives to make a difference. DARSHAL company has become an agent of China ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
