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Lion Electric announces layoffs, shares recent financial results

Revenue and orders were up, however the company temporarily laid off of around 100 manufacturing employees, citing government grant delays.

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GoBolt makes the EV investment

GoBolt’s electric vehicle fleet and sustainability partnerships are a testament to the company’s mission to provide carbon neutral deliveries.

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Lion Electric announces launch of the Lion5 medium-duty, EV truck

Upfitters can choose from multiple Lion Battery pack placement configurations, depending on build specification selections.

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Lion Electric announces production of first lithium-ion battery pack

Lion’s battery manufacturing facility is expected to have an annual production capacity of five gigawatt-hours of battery capacity.

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Upfitting an electric truck for vocational applications

Short routes. Return-to-home operations. Those are seemingly slam-dunk applications for electric trucks. We’ve seen electric trucks roll large in pick-up-and-delivery applications, as well as regional haul routes. So what’s the hold up in the vocational truck space? Like many trucking segments, challenges come with the unknown. Chassis space and weight play a larger role in

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Dana, Lion Electric Co. announce long-term agreement for electrified systems

Dana Incorporated recently announced that it has confirmed its strategic supply relationship with current OEM partner Lion Electric Co. to support its line-up of electric buses as well as medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The strategic relationship covers the supply of the electrical drive systems, including electric motors, inverters, and controllers, as well as axles and

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Photo gallery: CARB, CALSTART showcase zero-emission trucks

CARB and CALSTART hosted their first Zero Emission Truck Showcase and Ride and Drive at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., earlier this month, showcasing 25 OEMs and fleet operators including Xos, GreenPower Motor Co., Ford, GM, Kenworth, Navistar, Nikola, Hyundai, Workhorse, BYD, Phoenix Motorcars, Orange EV, Lion Electric, AME, Lightning eMotors, Hyzon, Motiv

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Lion Electric celebrates 10 million miles driven

Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles announced that the company has reached a major operational milestone, with its vehicles on the road collectively surpassing 10 million miles driven to date. Lion participated at this year’s ACT Expo where the company showcased its Lion6 Class 6 heavy-duty truck upfit for a

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Photo Gallery: ACT Expo 2022

Surprises were around every corner at ACT Expo. Take the electric International RH truck above. It was hanging out at the Navistar Next technology trailer. No announcement, and International was tight-lipped about the equipment details, but it was there. And here’s a look under the hood. A pretty cool tease, and hopefully we’ll hear more

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Morgan Truck Body shows off electrified truck refrigerated concept body

Morgan Truck Body has unveiled its latest body innovations with the introduction of an electrified refrigerated concept truck body. Mounted on a Lion Electric Lion 6 chassis and utilizing a Thermo King all-electric refrigerated unit, the 24-foot truck body is constructed with materials that are designed to maximize thermal efficiency and lighten the load, and

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Lion Electric launches LionCapital Solutions

The Lion Electric Co. announced the launch of LionCapital Solutions, a new division dedicated to providing customers with flexible financing solutions specifically tailored to the medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle market. Leveraging Lion’s existing vehicle financing alternatives, LionCapital Solutions will commercialize a programmatic financing offering that can be deployed at scale and is specifically designed for Lion

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Lion Electric Class 6 truck ride along

One of the best parts of ACT Expo is being able to get some time with new names in the trucking industry–a chance to see and ride in the latest electric trucks. I caught up with Lion Electric for an electrically driven drive around the Long Beach Convention Center. The Lion 6 Class 6 truck

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