Technology  May 6, 2022

Lightning partners with tech company to produce autonomous vehicles

LOVELAND — Lightning eMotors Inc. (NYSE: ZEV), the Loveland-based manufacturer of light duty electric delivery vehicles and buses, has signed an agreement with Perrone Robotics Inc. to produce autonomous vehicles that some day may make up 30-40% of the Lightning fleet.

The two companies demonstrated the technology at the Lightning campus in south Loveland Friday with the Lightning board of directors on board.

Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning, and Paul Perrone, CEO of the robotics company, both said that the technology is mature and the market is eager to embrace it, especially in the sweet spot of the transportation industry where Lightning…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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