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The EV600 is based on GM’s Ultium modular electric-vehicle platform, which will form the basis of numerous upcoming consumer vehicles including the Hummer EV, Cadillac Lyriq, and Chevrolet Bolt EUV. The EV600 is anticipated with a range of up to 400 km on a charge, and with a DC charging option of up to 120 kW. The first trucks will be delivered to FedEx.
The BrightDrop division will specialize in commercial vehicles, and will offer a software platform called the EP1 e-pallet for fleet and asset management.
GM said the CAMI plant – for Canadian Automotive Manufacturing Inc. – will be Canada’s first large-scale commercial EV manufacturing facility. The plant originally started producing vehicles in 1989 as a joint venture of GM and Suzuki Motor Corporation, and built models for both companies. It became a wholly-owned GM plant in 2011.