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AM General to Build Bright IDEA PHEV Platform
Bright Automotive has entered into an agreement for AM General LLC to be Bright’s exclusive North American assembler for the Bright IDEA vehicle platform. The Bright IDEA is an all-new, plug-in hybrid electric work-truck which uses innovative technologies to provide businesses with a powerful new economic solution focused on the lowest total cost of ownership. AM...
by admin at October 29th, 2011 at 01:10 pm
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GM Funds EV Startup Bright Automotive
GM announced today it is providing funding to Indiana-based Bright Automotive to accelerate Bright’s production of the IDEA plug-in hybrid commercial vehicle. The IDEA plug-in hybrid operates in electric mode for 40 miles before switching to an estimated 36-mpg hybrid mode for 100+ mpg potential based on daily driving behavior. The companies signed a memorandum of...
by admin at August 3rd, 2010 at 10:08 am
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Bright Automotive Awarded USPS Contract for Electric Truck Conversion
Bright Automotive has been awarded a contract by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle. Under the contract, Bright Automotive’s eSolutions team will retrofit a standard USPS Long Life Vehicle (LLV) with its integrated electric drive train, and place the vehicle in real-world service for one year in the Washington...
by admin at March 6th, 2010 at 08:03 am