Automotive

Zero Electric Vehicles Inc. Releases Class 3 Conversion Kit

ZEV says its proprietary platform enables rapid conversion of diesel and gas cargo and passenger vehicles to 100% electric with no change to vehicle weight distribution or payload capacity.

By David Sickels
May 19, 2021

Zero Electric Vehicles, Inc. (ZEV) has released a Class 3 conversion kit in an attempt to eliminate more than 144 million pounds of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere over the next 12 months, the company says.

ZEV says its proprietary platform enables rapid conversion of diesel and gas cargo and passenger vehicles to 100% electric with no change to vehicle weight distribution or payload capacity.

The conversion kit is currently available for Class 3 Sprinter 2500 cargo and passenger vans and will extend to other vehicle types, including the Ford Transit.

Lightning eMotors ZEV3 van gets Buy America certification

Lightning eMotors’s ZEV3 passenger van boasts up to 200 miles of range.

By David Sickels
March 16, 2023

Lightning eMotors has announced that its Class 3 Lightning ZEV3 all-electric passenger van is Buy America certified. This certification, along with Lightning eMotors’s Altoona Testing certification, makes the Lightning ZEV3 fully eligible for funding through the $4 billion Federal Transit Administration Low- and No-Emissions grant program, and positions Lightning’s products for other incentives such as the Federal Aviation Administration’s zero-emission airport shuttle program (Buy American).