What Bollinger Motors does

Bollinger Motors was a private electric vehicle manufacturer founded in 2015 by Robert Bollinger in Ferndale, Michigan, focused on Class 4 all-electric commercial trucks for fleet electrification. Its core product was the Bollinger B4, a Class 4 truck with a 158-kWh battery pack from Our Next Energy, 185-mile range, 15,500 lb gross vehicle weight rating, and 7,325 lb payload, originally priced near $160,000 per vehicle. A planned Class 5 B5 was referenced but no commercial B5 deliveries were documented. Manufacturing was outsourced to Roush Industries in Livonia, Michigan, with additional facilities in Oak Park, Michigan and Tunica, Mississippi. The company was majority-owned by Mullen Automotive, which held approximately 95% of Bollinger after a receivership exit in June 2025 and later rebranded itself as Bollinger Innovations in October 2025. GTM was direct enterprise field sales to fleet operators, augmented by upfitter partnerships (notably EnviroCharge for mobile charging conversions) and trade-show activity at ACT Expo in Anaheim. A Michigan state job-creation grant of $3 million (July 2023) plus an October 2024 $10 million funding event were the only material disclosed capital infusions.

Bollinger pursued a vertical segmentation strategy targeting commercial fleet operators, beverage and urban delivery companies, EV infrastructure providers, and municipal/nonprofit sustainability programs. Customers and partnerships included EnviroCharge (mobile EV charging deployment in California), Lower East Side Ecology Center (compost-program truck for NYC's longest-running compost program), and reliance on incentives such as the federal Class 4 EV tax credit (up to $40,000, expired for post-September 30, 2025 deliveries) and the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program ($85,000-$144,000 per vehicle). The parent relationship ultimately proved unstable: Mullen underwent a 1-for-250 reverse stock split in August 2025, moved off Nasdaq in October 2025, and Bollinger Motors ceased operations on November 21, 2025 after missing payroll. The company entered court-ordered receivership; a May 13, 2026 auction liquidated 20 remaining B4 trucks, manufacturing equipment, and inventory across 427 lots at the Oak Park and Tunica facilities. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is seeking roughly $1 million of clawback on the 2023 grant. In March 2026 founder Robert Bollinger repurchased the B1 and B2 off-road IP for under $250,000, leaving an outside option for brand revival under a different operating model.

Name

Bollinger Motors

Legal name

Bollinger Motors

Website

https://bollingermotors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bollinger Motors was a private electric vehicle manufacturer that produced Class 4 all-electric commercial trucks (B4, planned B5) for fleet operators, municipalities, and conversion partners, operating as a 95%-owned Mullen Automotive subsidiary before ceasing operations in November 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Electric Vehicles

NAICS

Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (336120)

akta.pro primary industry

Class 4–6 Medium-Duty Truck Manufacturing (IMACABAB)

Keywords

• Electric commercial trucks
• Class 4 EV trucks
• Fleet electrification vehicles
• Medium-duty electric trucks
• Zero-emission commercial vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

Ferndale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electric Truck Sales: One-time hardware sales of Bollinger B4 and B5 Class 4 all-electric commercial trucks to fleet operators, commercial businesses, and government/municipal customers. Revenue generated from vehicle sales, with additional value from upfitting partnerships and fleet electrification solutions.
2. Fleet Electrification Solutions: Sales of electric commercial vehicles bundled with fleet electrification services, leveraging government incentives (NYTVIP program offering $85,000-$144,000 per vehicle) to reduce customer total cost of ownership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bollinger Motors manufactures all-electric, medium-duty commercial trucks, primarily the B4 Class 4 electric truck with a 158-kWh battery pack providing 185-mile range, 15,500 lb gross vehicle weight rating, and 7,325 lb payload capacity. The company sold these vehicles directly to fleet operators, commercial businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits for urban delivery, logistics, and fleet electrification use cases, leveraging federal and state incentive programs to reduce customer acquisition cost.

Product overview

Bollinger Motors was an electric vehicle startup that produced commercial electric trucks. The company's primary product was the B4 Class 4 all-electric commercial truck, with the B5 also mentioned as part of the commercial truck lineup. Previously, Bollinger had developed the B1 and B2 electric off-road prototypes before pivoting to commercial vehicles. The company operated as a subsidiary of Mullen Automotive (which acquired 95% ownership) before ceasing operations in November 2025 and filing for bankruptcy. The original B1 and B2 intellectual property was later repurchased by founder Robert Bollinger.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bollinger B4 Class 4 Electric Truck
• Bollinger B5 Electric Truck

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lower East Side Ecology CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025Customer delivery of B4 electric truck for environmental sustainability initiatives including NYC's longest-running compost program. Demonstrates product application in municipal environmental services.
• EnviroChargecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2025Partnership to convert Bollinger B4 trucks into mobile EV charging units. EnviroCharge converts delivered trucks into mobile charging solutions for deployment across California, extending product application into EV infrastructure market.
• Roush IndustriescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 September 2024Contract manufacturing partner producing Bollinger B4 Class 4 electric trucks at Roush Industries facility in Livonia, Michigan. This partnership enabled production of commercial electric vehicles as the company shifted from prototypes to production vehicles.
• Our Next EnergycoreTechnology or IntegrationBattery technology supplier providing the 158-kilowatt-hour battery pack used in Bollinger B4 trucks. The battery pack is a critical component enabling the 185-mile range and commercial payload capacity.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Workhorse Group: Public US manufacturer of Class 3–6 commercial electric vehicles including delivery trucks and step vans. Most direct like-for-like competitor to Bollinger's Class 4 fleet electrification play, targeting the same municipal and last-mile delivery buyers.
• Lightning eMotors: US company specializing in Class 3–7 electric commercial vehicles and fleet conversions. Direct comparable on vehicle class, fleet-customer focus, and reliance on government incentive programs to drive TCO economics.
• Xos Trucks: Manufacturer of Class 5–8 medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks and chassis. Comparable medium-duty commercial EV positioning with a fleet-sales motion and similar regulatory/incentive reliance.
• Motiv Power Systems: Provider of electric chassis for Class 4–7 commercial vehicles, selling to bus and truck builders/upfitters. Direct overlap with Bollinger's Class 4 platform and upfitter-channel distribution approach.
• Phoenix Motorcars: Manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and shuttle buses in the Class 4 segment. Closely comparable vehicle class, customer base (fleets and municipalities), and incentive-driven go-to-market.
• GreenPower Motor Company: Canadian-listed manufacturer of commercial EVs including delivery trucks, buses, and shuttles. Direct peer in the niche fleet/commercial EV space with overlapping customer segments in municipalities and delivery operators.
• Arrival: UK-origin commercial EV manufacturer of vans and buses for fleet operators. Closely analogous strategic profile to Bollinger — purpose-built commercial EVs targeting fleet buyers, also encountered severe financial/distress events in 2023–2024.

Broad incumbents

• BrightDrop (General Motors): GM's commercial EV brand producing electric delivery vans and trucks. Comparable fleet-electrification value proposition backed by a major OEM's manufacturing, service, and capital resources.
• Ford Pro (Ford E-Transit): Ford's commercial vehicle division offering the E-Transit and other electrified fleet products. Established OEM competing for the same Class 2–4 fleet electrification buyers with dealer/service scale Bollinger lacked.

Emerging players

• Rivian (Commercial Van / EDV): Electric vehicle maker whose EDV commercial van program (anchored by Amazon) targets the same last-mile delivery fleet customers. Adjacent vehicle class but overlapping end-market and buyer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bollingermotors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bollingermotors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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