SOUTH
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV:
GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of
purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty
vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit
space and school bus sector, today announced the appointment of
Kingmor Supply, Inc. ("Kingmor") as its dealer for all-electric
school buses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Every day nearly one million students in Virginia are transported to and from school,
field trips, athletic events and other school-related activities on
more than 16,000 school buses operated by the commonwealth's school
districts," said Michael Perez,
GreenPower's Vice President of School Bus, Contracts and Grants.
"We are excited to partner with Kingmor so that GreenPower's
all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission Type D BEAST and Type A
Nano BEAST school buses are available for these school districts
and kids."
Kingmor is a family-run business that has been offering services in
the bus business for 43 years. With three locations in the
commonwealth – Mount Crawford
(Central), Manassas (Northern) and
Hampton (Tidewater) – Kingmor offers a full line of
parts and service products as well as road and on-site services. It
is a dealer for the largest manufacturer of buses in North America providing Type A, C, D, and
commercial, diesel, gas, propane, and electric buses. Kingmor is
aligned with 13 servicing facilities in the commonwealth making it
the premiere dealer in Virginia.
"Partnering with GreenPower for the Type A Nano BEAST and the
Type D BEAST will round out Kingmor's offerings across the entire
line of diversified needs of the transportation community," said
Floyd Morris, President of Kingmor.
"GreenPower adds to our commitment to be the best, sell top notch
products, deliver in a timely manner, offer the best-in-class
service after the sell and, most of all, employ great people to
provide all customers rather large or small with the same top level
of services."
GreenPower's BEAST is a purpose-built, 40-foot Type D
all-electric, zero-emission school bus with seating for up to 90
passengers. Designed from the ground up as an all-electric vehicle,
the BEAST features an integrated chassis with an all-aluminum body,
allowing for pass-through storage underneath the bus. The dual port
charging is standard, with Level 2 rates up to 19.2 kW and DC Fast
Charging rates up to 85 kW, with wireless charging is also
available as an option.
The School Transportation News award-winning Nano BEAST has
a standard 118kwh battery pack and a range of up to 150 miles.
Configured for up to 18 passengers with one wheelchair position and
14 passengers with two wheelchair positions, the Nano BEAST
features the industry-leading BraunAbility wheelchair lift and the
preferred Q'Straint wheelchair securement system.
Contacts:
Michael
Perez
VP of School Bus, Contracts and Grants
michael@greenpowermotor.com
Allie Potter
Skyya PR for GreenPower
(218) 766-8856
allie@skyya.com
About GreenPower Motor Company
Inc.
GreenPower designs, builds and
distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric
medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school
buses, shuttles, cargo van and a cab and chassis. GreenPower
employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric
vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero
emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components.
This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the
specifications of various operators while providing standard parts
for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty
requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational
facilities in southern California.
Listed on the Toronto exchange
since November 2015,
GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ
listing in August 2020. For
further information go to
www.greenpowermotor.com.
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statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
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