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Chevrolet BrightDrop
The Chevrolet BrightDrop, formerly the BrightDrop Zevo, is a battery electric delivery van produced by General Motors (GM). It was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 12, 2021, under the BrightDrop brand, with production beginning in December 2022. Since the 2025 model year, the van has been marketed under the Chevrolet brand and is available through select Chevrolet dealerships.
It comes in two models: the larger Chevrolet BrightDrop 600 (formerly the BrightDrop Zevo 600 and BrightDrop EV600), with approximately 600 cubic feet (17 m3) of cargo volume, and the smaller Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 (formerly the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop EV410), with approximately 400 cubic feet (11 m3) of cargo volume.
Rumors began circulating in June 2020 that GM was developing an all-electric delivery van, codenamed "BV1". Earlier reports from December 2019 indicated that an electric van would be built at Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly. At that time, contracts for 100,000 Rivian EDV electric delivery vans ordered by Amazon and 10,000 Arrival Vans ordered by UPS were collectively valued at US$4 billion.
The BrightDrop EV600 was unveiled as the brand's first vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 12, 2021, alongside the EP1 electric pallet cart. GM announced that FedEx had ordered 500 EV600s. The smaller EV410 was first shown in September 2021; telecommunications company Verizon was the launch customer, with deliveries scheduled for 2023.
In April 2022, BrightDrop announced it had renamed its products; the EV600 and EV410 became the Zevo 600 and Zevo 400, respectively. The EP1 was renamed the Trace (e-cart spelled backward).
GM partnered with KUKA, a supplier, to build the initial batch of vehicles in Michigan to meet the 2021 delivery target. GM shifted Zevo production to the CAMI Automotive factory in Ingersoll, Ontario, in November 2022. Some of the robots and tools used by KUKA were transferred to CAMI; CAMI staff used the initial batch to refine production processes. Zevo 600 production at CAMI began on December 5, 2022. At full capacity, CAMI is expected to build 50,000 Zevo vans per year. Production of the Zevo 400 was scheduled to begin in late 2023.
In addition to FedEx and Verizon, fleet management company Merchants Fleet placed an order for 18,000 EV600 and EV410 vans by November 2021. FedEx received the first five EV600 vans from its 500-vehicle order in December 2021, operating them out of its Inglewood, California facility. FedEx later increased its order by 2,000 units, and Walmart reserved 5,000 units in January 2022. Consumer sales were scheduled to commence in 2022. In September 2022, Hertz announced it would order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM, including an unspecified number of BrightDrop Zevo 600 vans. BrightDrop announced its first international order in December 2022, delivering vans to DHL Express Canada.
Orders for the Zevo 400 opened in August 2023 for the 2024 model year, alongside the introduction of a smaller 14-module battery as standard equipment for all Zevo models and interior design changes. In October 2023, production of all BrightDrop Zevo vans was paused for approximately six months due to Ultium battery supply issues, resuming in April 2024.
Chevrolet BrightDrop
The Chevrolet BrightDrop, formerly the BrightDrop Zevo, is a battery electric delivery van produced by General Motors (GM). It was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 12, 2021, under the BrightDrop brand, with production beginning in December 2022. Since the 2025 model year, the van has been marketed under the Chevrolet brand and is available through select Chevrolet dealerships.
It comes in two models: the larger Chevrolet BrightDrop 600 (formerly the BrightDrop Zevo 600 and BrightDrop EV600), with approximately 600 cubic feet (17 m3) of cargo volume, and the smaller Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 (formerly the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop EV410), with approximately 400 cubic feet (11 m3) of cargo volume.
Rumors began circulating in June 2020 that GM was developing an all-electric delivery van, codenamed "BV1". Earlier reports from December 2019 indicated that an electric van would be built at Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly. At that time, contracts for 100,000 Rivian EDV electric delivery vans ordered by Amazon and 10,000 Arrival Vans ordered by UPS were collectively valued at US$4 billion.
The BrightDrop EV600 was unveiled as the brand's first vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 12, 2021, alongside the EP1 electric pallet cart. GM announced that FedEx had ordered 500 EV600s. The smaller EV410 was first shown in September 2021; telecommunications company Verizon was the launch customer, with deliveries scheduled for 2023.
In April 2022, BrightDrop announced it had renamed its products; the EV600 and EV410 became the Zevo 600 and Zevo 400, respectively. The EP1 was renamed the Trace (e-cart spelled backward).
GM partnered with KUKA, a supplier, to build the initial batch of vehicles in Michigan to meet the 2021 delivery target. GM shifted Zevo production to the CAMI Automotive factory in Ingersoll, Ontario, in November 2022. Some of the robots and tools used by KUKA were transferred to CAMI; CAMI staff used the initial batch to refine production processes. Zevo 600 production at CAMI began on December 5, 2022. At full capacity, CAMI is expected to build 50,000 Zevo vans per year. Production of the Zevo 400 was scheduled to begin in late 2023.
In addition to FedEx and Verizon, fleet management company Merchants Fleet placed an order for 18,000 EV600 and EV410 vans by November 2021. FedEx received the first five EV600 vans from its 500-vehicle order in December 2021, operating them out of its Inglewood, California facility. FedEx later increased its order by 2,000 units, and Walmart reserved 5,000 units in January 2022. Consumer sales were scheduled to commence in 2022. In September 2022, Hertz announced it would order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM, including an unspecified number of BrightDrop Zevo 600 vans. BrightDrop announced its first international order in December 2022, delivering vans to DHL Express Canada.
Orders for the Zevo 400 opened in August 2023 for the 2024 model year, alongside the introduction of a smaller 14-module battery as standard equipment for all Zevo models and interior design changes. In October 2023, production of all BrightDrop Zevo vans was paused for approximately six months due to Ultium battery supply issues, resuming in April 2024.
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