A BrightDrop driver, in partnership with FedEx, sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ® title for the most significant distance journeyed by an electric van on a single charge.
With the help of BrightDrop and FedEx, BrightDrop Zevo 600 driver Stephen Marlin achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ® title for the greatest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge, with a trip from New York City to Washington, D.C.
Driving the Zevo 600, previously known as the BrightDrop EV600, Stephen Marlin finished the nearly 260-mile trip on a single charge, just in time for Earth Day 2022. The Zevo 600 stopped at a couple of iconic destinations, including landmarks in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
BrightDrop delivered its first electric light commercial vehicles to FedEx in December after finishing its first production builds of the Zevo 600 in just 20 months, making it the quickest vehicle to market in GM’s history. Combining the focus and agility of a startup with the manufacturing power and expertise of GM allowed BrightDrop’s speed to market while positioning it to help some of the world’s biggest companies tackle the most significant climate- and emissions-related challenges our planet faces today.
As part of the journey, the Zevo 600 hauled a shipment of Full Circle sustainable cleaning products from its headquarters in New York City to a MOM’s Organic Market location in Washington, D.C., a Mid-Atlantic chain of family-owned and operated organic grocery stores. Full Circle is a brand of sustainable home care products and a small business customer of FedEx.
BrightDrop, FedEx, Full Circle, and MOM’s Organic Market are like-minded organizations regarding sustainability. Similar to GM, FedEx targets carbon-neutral operations by 2040. Full Circle’s mission centers around providing sustainably designed consumer solutions to minimize their impact on the planet, and MOM’s purpose is to protect and restore the environment. The company’s sites have been powered by renewable energy since 2005 and offer complimentary electric vehicle charging.
Designed with productivity and convenience in mind, the Zevo 600 combines the best attributes of a traditional and a step-in van into one vehicle. The Zevo 600 also features industry-leading safety features* including Automatic Emergency Braking, Front and Rear Park Assist, and Forward Collision Alert. Produced on the Ultium Platform, the Zevo 600 offers more than 600 cubic feet of cargo area and an available 2,200 pounds of estimated payload capacity, which results in superior range without compromising space. BrightDrop has confirmed more than 25,000 EV production reservations, including 2,500 from FedEx, in just 12 months. The Zevo 600 is currently in production.
