Los Angeles-based EV startup Harbinger has unveiled its second vehicle, a smaller medium-duty work truck called the HC Series Cab. The new truck will be available as an all-electric vehicle or as a hybrid, with the hybrid version offering up to 500 miles of range. The company highlights the vehicle’s easy entry and exit, tight turning radius, and the ability to upfit the chassis in various ways, such as adding cargo boxes or flatbeds. Pricing details were not revealed.
Harbinger’s co-founder and CEO, John Harris, stated that fleets have long had to compromise between payload, maneuverability, range, and onboard capability. He explained that the new platform was engineered to outperform legacy diesel options while unlocking new advantages through electrification and its range-extended hybrid system to enable real work in the field.
Founded in 2022, Harbinger has moved quickly over the past year. It raised a $100 million Series B round in January 2025, followed by a $160 million Series C round in November. The company has attracted customers like FedEx and RV-builder THOR Industries with its larger truck chassis, which also operates as all-electric or a range-extended hybrid.
Alongside its vehicle development, Harbinger has been diversifying its business. The company began selling energy storage products in January, naming Airstream as its first customer. In February, Harbinger announced its first acquisition, buying autonomous vehicle software company Phantom AI.
While many electric vehicle startups have failed in recent years, Harris has emphasized keeping Harbinger focused and ensuring high confidence in its commitments before making them public. The push to create new lines of business has been a deliberate strategy.
Harris explained that diversifying revenue sources helps build a more stable, long-term company that is more tolerant of the wild swings in the U.S. market. He argues that EVs and hybrids make particular sense in commercial trucking due to lower total cost of ownership and reduced maintenance requirements, even as the passenger EV market faces headwinds.
Harris has not publicly revealed Harbinger’s revenue for 2025, its first year selling the larger truck chassis, but he noted last month that the company’s sales were a multiple of the entire electric truck market in 2024. Because Harbinger is vertically integrated, Harris sees multiple avenues for building new business lines. The company has developed in-house verticals that act as its own suppliers, including for batteries, motors, suspension, and axles, which it now also sells from.