BLUE ARC AMPS UP FOR EV PRODUCTION

Shyft Group's EV subsidiary is lighting the path for the electrification of last-mile delivery vehicles as well as mobile charging solutions.

In June of 2020, while the world was still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, Spartan Motors announced that it was rebranding as The Shyft Group. Following this reorganization, Shyft announced in March of 2022 that it was launching a subsidiary, Blue Arc EV Solutions, to design and manufacture battery-electric vehicles for last-mile delivery.

The prototype Blue Arc van body and chassis were revealed at NTEA's 2022 Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as a concept for a mobile charging station dubbed the Power Cube (www.sae.org/news/2022/03/bev-truck-manufacturers-charge-ahead-at-2022-ntea-show). Following the reveal of its prototypes, Shyft invited journalists to the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, to see the proof-of-concept versions of both the delivery van and the Power Cube.