Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of zero-emission, medium-duty commercial vehicles and electric vehicle technology for fleets, announces its fielded units deployed to commercial electric vehicle fleets have surpassed five million real-world miles. Lightning has delivered over 600 zero-emission commercial vehicles to customers, dealers, and upfitters. Lightning’s vehicles are now operating at over 80 fleet depots across North America.
“This isn’t the start of our journey,” says Tim Reeser, co-founder and chief executive officer of Lightning eMotors. “Lightning is a pioneer of commercial vehicle electrification, and five million miles is a huge accomplishment and a testament to our status as a mature EV manufacturer deploying meaningful numbers of vehicles into the market. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without the work of hundreds of dedicated Lightning employees that develop, manufacture, and support our vehicles.”
Lightning’s landmark mileage achievement is measured through Lightning Insights, the company’s advanced EV-specific telematics platform. In addition to mileage, Insights tracks over 150 other data points, including vehicle location, state of charge, energy usage, efficiency, vehicle health, and more. Fleet-wide performance data demonstrates that Lightning’s current generation of vehicles provide operational uptime that can compete with established diesel fleets. This reflects the major investments that Lightning has made over the past two years in quality systems and customer service operations. In addition, Lightning vehicles have mitigated around 9 million lbs of on-road CO2 emissions.
“This milestone demonstrates the impact our commercial EVs can have on the environmental, logistical, and financial aspects of our customers’ fleet operations,” comments Nick Bettis, vice president of Marketing and Sales Operations at Lightning eMotors. “I’m proud Lightning is the partner of choices for a growing number of fleets across the US and Canada.”
Reeser adds, “We’re excited for our employees, partners, investors, and customers to ride with us into the next chapter of Lightning eMotors fleet electrification.”
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