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Lightning eMotors and GigCapital3 Announce Closing of Business Combination

05/06/21

Lightning eMotors and GigCapital3 Announce Closing of Business Combination GigCapital3 will cease trading on the NYSE under the Symbol “GIK”, and Lightning eMotors to Trade on the NYSE Under the Symbol “ZEV” LOVELAND, Colo. & PALO ALTO, Calif. – May 6, 2021 – Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and… Read More

GigCapital3 Stockholders Approve Business Combination with Lightning eMotors

04/22/21

GigCapital3 Stockholders Approve Business Combination with Lightning eMotors April 22, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PALO ALTO, Calif. & LOVELAND, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GigCapital3, Inc. (“GigCapital3”) (NYSE: GIK, GIK.U, and GIK.WS) announced that its stockholders approved all proposals related to the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Lightning eMotors at a special meeting of… Read More

Lightning eMotors and REV Group Subsidiary to Produce Electric Ambulances

04/15/21

Lightning eMotors and REV Group Subsidiary to Produce Electric Ambulances LOVELAND, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Commercial vehicle manufacturers Lightning eMotors and REV Group, Inc. announce they are co-developing zero-emission, all-electric ambulances with Leader Emergency Vehicles™, a REV Group subsidiary. Available to government agencies, municipalities, commercial operators, hospitals, and non-profit organizations, delivery to customers is expected to be at… Read More

Lightning eMotors Partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to Sell Electric Commercial Vehicles in Hawaii

04/08/21

Lightning eMotors Partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to Sell Electric Commercial Vehicles in Hawaii As the No. 1 bus distributor in the Pacific Islands, Soderholm has sold more buses than any other dealer over the past three decades Soderholm will be installing Lightning eMotors’ fully electric powertrain systems in repowered applications in Hawaii, as… Read More

Fluid Truck Orders 40 Additional Zero Emission Trucks from Lightning eMotors

03/30/21

Fluid Truck Orders 40 Additional Zero Emission Trucks from Lightning eMotors Vehicles feature 129 kWhs of battery capacity with a range of 120 miles and can be charged in just under 2 hours by an 80-kW on-board DC fast charger LOVELAND, Colo., March 30, 2021 – Lightning eMotors (“Lightning eMotors” or the “Company”), a leading… Read More

GigCapital3 Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination with Lightning eMotors

03/26/21

GigCapital3 Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination with Lightning eMotors Special meeting of GigCapital3’s stockholders to approve the proposed business combination with Lightning eMotors to be held on April 21, 2021 Following closing, combined company stock and warrants will trade under the ticker symbols “ZEV” and “ZEV.WS”, respectively… Read More

DHL Express Deploys Nearly 100 New Lightning Electric Delivery Vans in U.S.

03/24/21

DHL Express Deploys Nearly 100 New Lightning Electric Delivery Vans in U.S. Colorado-based Lightning eMotors selected to provide new electric Transit models to DHL ‘Green Fleet’ expansion in 2021 supports DHL’s sustainability, emission goals, service optimization Plantation, Fla., March 24, 2021 – DHL Express – the world’s leading provider of international express shipping services –… Read More

Proterra battery technology to power Lightning eMotors Electric Transit commercial van

03/19/21

Lightning Electric Transit is a purpose-built commercial vehicle available as delivery vans, ambulances, school buses, RVs, and more Expected to support annual production of nearly 100 vehicles in 2021 and up to 3,000 vehicles by 2023 Lightning eMotors to deliver its first Proterra Powered vehicles later this year Burlingame, Calif. and Loveland, Colo. – Proterra,… Read More

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Lightning eMotors @LightningeMtrs·

13 May

Shuttle anyone? ⚡️

As the world begins to open up through vaccination, the #LightningElectric shuttle is ready to get your customers where they need to go safely, quietly, & with #ZeroEmissions

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Lightning eMotors @LightningeMtrs·

12 May

California fleets, this one's for you!

@CaliforniaHVIP is opening up June 8th. Your fleet could save up to $85k on a #LightningElectric vehicle with an #HVIP voucher⚡️
https://lightningemotors.com/hvip-funds-lp/

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The Denver Post@denverpost·

11 May

As Amazon, DHL Express and other companies gear up to deploy thousands of electric vehicles across the country, Lightning eMotors is hiring more people and expanding its production space to help meet the rising demand for zero-emissions commercial fleets. https://dpo.st/33z1ngm

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TD Ameritrade Network@TDANetwork·

10 May

.@LightningeMtrs completes SPAC merger with GigCapital3 ⚡️

$GIK 🔀 $ZEV 👉 Lightning eMotors CEO & Co-Founder @timreeser discusses the significance of last week’s deal close and maps out the road ahead for the company and the EV space with @OJRenick: 🚗 https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mnxeavzdWaxX

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