Harbinger last week completed its 100th chassis and announced the official start of production (SOP) for its American-made medium-duty electric vehicles.
The company reached this production milestone just four years after it was founded in February 2021, with first in line customers and dealers for these vehicles including THOR Industries, ETHERO Truck + Energy, Bruckner’s Truck and more.
“Our ability to design and move our vehicle into production this quickly is a testament to the creativity and diligence of our world-class team,” says John Harris, co-founder and CEO, Harbinger. “Completing production of 100 chassis is an important achievement for Harbinger. We chose to announce the start of production only after reaching this milestone to highlight that we are producing vehicles at a volume and scale that is truly impactful for our customers and the industry.”
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Harbinger manufactures its electric vehicle platform, also known as a stripped chassis, in Garden Grove, Calif. The chassis is designed specifically for medium-duty vehicles, such as walk-in vans, box trucks, recreational vehicles (RVs), delivery vans, emergency and disaster response vehicles and more. The chassis includes all major vehicle systems, including the electric drivetrain, high voltage (HV) battery system, steering, brakes and more.
Notably, Harbinger states it is the only truck manufacturer building electric drivetrain systems in-house. The company’s adds its vertically integrated manufacturing approach keeps production costs low for its superior quality EV product.
Once Harbinger assembles its electric stripped chassis, the company states a dealer or customer works with a third party to upfit the chassis with a commercial or specialty body, a standard practice in the medium-duty industry.
“From the moment Harbinger was founded, we took a deliberate approach to building a scalable production foundation,” says Gilbert Passin, chief production officer at Harbinger. “A lot of the experience that helped shape Harbinger’s manufacturing processes came from the experience our team brought from other EV manufacturers and automotive brands. We learned what didn’t work elsewhere, and we adopted what worked best.”
Harbinger says it has an order book of nearly 4,700 units and is scaling up production, with plans to add 100 employees in 2025.
