Electrical car startup Bollinger Motors mentioned it is growing an electrified refrigerated truck with trailer and truck physique producer Wabash.

The businesses introduced Wednesday that Wabash’s light-weight composite expertise, referred to as EcoNex Expertise, shall be mixed with Bollinger’s electrical chassis cab to create a Class 4 refrigerated truck. EcoNex reduces the quantity of electrical energy wanted to keep up cool temperatures, in accordance with the assertion.

“The all-electric truck we’re growing with Bollinger Motors shall be extremely environment friendly with extra uptime and fewer charging in comparison with typical building,” Mark Ehrlich, Wabash’s vp of recent enterprise growth, mentioned in an announcement.

The joint effort presents prospects weight financial savings and fleet electrification, in accordance with the assertion.

The refrigerated EV will act as last-mile transportation for client supply, mentioned Robert Bollinger, founding father of Bollinger Motors.

A manufacturing time line was not given.

That is Bollinger’s second announcement this month after Mullen Automotive Inc. turned its majority proprietor Sept. 7. Mullen spent $148.2 million on its 60 p.c stake in Bollinger, of which Robert Bollinger stays CEO.

The suburban Detroit startup has targeted on the electrification of vans during the last seven years, in accordance with CEO Bollinger. An electrified crossover and pickup dubbed B1 and B2, respectively, had been placed on maintain earlier this 12 months to concentrate on business EV fleet growth.

Mullen’s multimillion-dollar funding will assist Bollinger get its business EVs to manufacturing, Bollinger mentioned.

Wabash was not accessible for remark.