Boivin Évolution

What Boivin Évolution does

Boivin Évolution (BEV) is a Quebec-based private corporation founded in 2018 and headquartered at 2810 Boul. Guillaume-Couture, Lévis, that designs and manufactures 100% electric refuse collection truck bodies. The company self-identifies as the first in Quebec to offer fully electric residual waste collection trucks, serving two primary customer verticals: municipalities and local government waste management departments, and private waste management companies. Its commercial reference is Groupe Coderr, which is featured as a testimonial customer.

The product portfolio is narrow and hardware-focused, centered on two SKUs: a 100% electric side-loading automated arm waste collection truck and the BEV Benne (an electric dump body) that integrates an independent battery system with automated arm and hydraulic ram compaction. The BEV Benne is engineered to mount on diesel, electric, or natural gas chassis, giving it fleet-mix flexibility, and is rated for over 1,200 stops per day with overnight charging. The company promotes customer-facing economics of up to 35% fuel savings (~$17,000/year per truck) and $30,000 in engine downsizing savings (350 HP vs 450 HP motor), with 41 tonnes of CO2 equivalent reduction per year when paired with a fully electric chassis.

BEV operates a direct B2B enterprise field-sales model, quoting custom builds against customer-supplied chassis specifications, with no public pricing, no disclosed dealer network, and operations confined to Quebec. The company is small (1-10 employees) with no disclosed funding, no management team bios published, no patents or trademarks, and no partnerships or alliances. Revenue is generated exclusively through one-time hardware sales of the truck bodies, with no recurring service, software, or financing component in evidence.

Name

Boivin Évolution

Legal name

BOIVIN Évolution inc.

Website

https://bev.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boivin Évolution (BEV) is a Quebec-based manufacturer founded in 2018 that designs and sells 100% electric refuse collection truck bodies and dump bodies to municipalities and private waste management operators in Quebec, claiming to be the first such supplier in the province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Waste Collection Vehicles

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211), Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Body & Upfit Manufacturing (Box/Dump/Service/Refuse) (IMACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Truck Body & Upfitting Manufacturing (Box Bodies/Service Bodies/Cranes/Liftgates) (IMACABAI)

Keywords

• Electric waste collection trucks
• Refuse truck bodies
• Electric vehicle manufacturing
• Waste management equipment
• Electric truck chassis

Headquarters

HQ city

Lévis

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electric Waste Collection Truck Sales: BEV manufactures and sells 100% electric waste collection truck bodies that are mounted on chassis. Revenue is generated through the sale of these specialized vehicles to municipalities and waste management operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Boivin Évolution designs and manufactures 100% electric refuse collection truck bodies (benne) equipped with automated side-loading arms and hydraulic ram compaction systems. The bodies are mounted on customer-supplied chassis (diesel, electric, or natural gas) with an independent battery system, and are sold directly to municipalities and waste management operators in Canada.

Product overview

Boivin Évolution (BEV) is a Quebec-based manufacturer offering a single product line: 100% electric waste collection trucks with automated side-loading arms and ram compaction systems. The company's flagship offering consists of electric dump bodies (benne) that can be mounted on various chassis types (diesel, electric, or natural gas). The product portfolio centers on sustainable waste collection vehicles that deliver up to 35% fuel savings, with independent battery systems enabling 41 tonnes of CO2 reduction annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boivin Évolution Electric Waste Collection Truck (Side-Loading) A 100% electric side-loading automated arm waste collection truck with compaction capability, designed for residual material collection operations by municipalities and waste management operators.
• BEV Benne (Dump Body) An electric waste collection dump body (benne) that can be mounted on diesel, electric, or natural gas chassis, featuring an automated arm and ram compaction system, capable of over 1,200 stops per day with overnight charging.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 35% fuel savings (~$17,000/year/truck)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BYD: Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer that has entered the North American electric truck market including refuse and vocational segments. BYD represents an emerging global competitor with the capital and scale to disrupt niche regional players like BEV if it expands its Canadian footprint.
• Curbtender: US-based manufacturer focused specifically on electric and hybrid refuse collection vehicles. Curbtender is an emerging specialized competitor with similar first-mover positioning in electric refuse to BEV, though operating in a different geographic market.

Direct peers

• Lion Electric: Quebec-based manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles including refuse trucks. Lion is both a compatriot Quebec EV maker and a potential partner or competitor — it produces Lion8 refuse platforms that overlap with BEV's electrification mission.
• New Way Trucks: Manufacturer of front-, rear-, and side-loading refuse collection trucks. New Way is a similarly-sized specialty refuse truck maker competing for the same municipal fleet electrification business as BEV, including in the Canadian market.
• Labrie Environmental Group: Quebec-based manufacturer of refuse collection trucks and bodies. Labrie is BEV's closest direct peer — both operate from Quebec serving municipal and waste-hauler customers with specialized refuse collection vehicles, and Labrie represents the established domestic competitor BEV must displace.

Broad incumbents

• Heil (an Environmental Solutions Group company): One of North America's largest manufacturers of refuse truck bodies. Heil competes with BEV across the same municipal customer base but at vastly greater scale, and is actively developing electric refuse body offerings that overlap with BEV's product positioning.
• Volvo Trucks (VNR Electric / FE Electric): Global heavy-duty OEM with electric refuse and vocational offerings in North America. Volvo's scale, dealer footprint, and electrification roadmap represent a long-term competitive threat to niche players like BEV in the Canadian municipal market.
• Peterbilt (Model 520 EV): Peterbilt offers the Model 520 electric refuse truck targeting the same municipal fleet electrification RFPs as BEV. Peterbilt brings a national dealer network that creates a significant go-to-market advantage over BEV's regional Quebec-only footprint.
• McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing: Major US-based refuse truck body manufacturer with broad municipal and private hauler market penetration. Like Heil, McNeilus competes in the same product category as BEV but with established dealer networks and significantly larger manufacturing capacity.
• Mack Trucks (LR Electric): Heavy-duty truck OEM with a dedicated electric refuse chassis (Mack LR Electric). While Mack does not produce the body itself, it competes for the same municipal EV-refuse RFPs and could partner with incumbent body makers to displace smaller players like BEV.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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