General Motors announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Jan. 5 that its electric commercial vehicle business, BrightDrop, has signed a new deal to supply thousands of battery powered trucks to Walmart and will supply additional units to FedEx. The financial terms of the two deals have not yet been disclosed by GM. GM also unveiled an array of new battery-powered copies of existing vehicle models, including electric versions of its Silverado pickup, Equinox, and Blazer SUVs, which will roll out over the next year. Walmart, which agreed to reserve orders for 5,000 BrightDrop EV600 and smaller EV410 electric vans for its delivery fleet, will receive delivery in early 2023, according to BrightDrop. The retailer plans to use the GM vans as it expands its InHome delivery service, as part of Walmart’s goal to operate a zero-emission logistics fleet throughout the United States by 2040. “As …