Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans

底特律初创公司 Grounded 融资 500 万美元，为电动和燃油厢式货车提供定制改装

来源: TechCrunch | 原文: techcrunch.com | 时间: 2026-08-18

Detroit-based Grounded has had to be flexible since it was founded in 2022.

总部位于底特律的 Grounded 自 2022 年成立以来，不得不一直保持灵活应变。

The startup was initially built around the idea of customizing electric vans like Ford’s E-Transit and General Motors’ BrightDrop for the “van life” set, using a modular, “Lego-like” system. Sensing a bigger opportunity, Grounded then started customizing those vans for small businesses. But then GM discontinued BrightDrop last year, Ford axed plans for a next-generation electric Transit van, and EVs generally became a harder sell in the United States.

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