An auction is taking place to sell Bollinger Motors’ assets on May 13 in Oak Park, MI.
The Bollinger Motors saga continues, as the defunct EV startup has several assets up for court-ordered auction in a two weeks. After the company formally ceased operations and went into receivership last November, following severe financial issues, several suppliers sued over unpaid bills, leading to the liquidation of the company’s remaining assets.
The list of items in the auction is fairly extensive, from assorted automotive parts and equipment to the company’s electric Class 4 medium-duty trucks. No fewer than 20 Bollinger B4 trucks are up for grabs, including three test vehicles and 17 production trucks in various configurations with almost no mileage on the clock. In total, 427 lots are being auctioned, though there will be a 20% buyer’s premium as well as 6% sales tax on the final auction prices. Still, against the B4’s $160,000 price tag that Bollinger was pitching when the company was still in operation, each truck could be a potential bargain (servicing concerns notwithstanding).
Bollinger Motors originally started in 2014 under namesake founder, Robert Bollinger. The company initially aimed to roll out a new all-electric off-road SUV and pickup truck. Those plans were put on ice in early 2022, and shifting its focus toward its commercial platform instead. That brought about the B4 cab-forward medium-duty trucks in September 2022. Bollinger Motors was cash-strapped at the time, however, and Mullen Automotive purchased a controlling stake in Bollinger that same month. After disputes between Mullen Automotive as the new owner and Bollinger himself, however, both companies eventually entered receivership in late 2025 (Bollinger, as a subsidiary) and early 2026 (Mullen Automotive, which renamed itself Bollinger Innovations last year).
As for the Bollinger B4, the electric truck is powered by a 158-kWh battery pack and a rear-mounted, 323-horsepower Dana electric motor. The company advertised a driving range of 185 miles, while prospective fleet operators could AC charge it at 19.2 kW in about 9 hours, or DC fast-charge it at 110 kW. The truck has a GVWR of 15,500 pounds, as well as a payload capacity of 7,325 pounds.
