LOS
ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /CNW/ -- 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 that three BEAST all-electric school
buses were delivered to its exclusive dealer Creative Bus Sales
("CBS") last month. In addition, CBS has more than 40 Type D BEAST
and Type A Nano BEAST school buses for which HVIP (California's Hybrid and Zero-Emission
Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) voucher funding is
either approved or are in the approval process.
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"As GreenPower's exclusive school bus dealer in California, Creative Bus Sales has put
considerable time and effort into securing these orders," said
Michael Perez, GreenPower's Vice
President for School Bus, Contracts and Grants. "More importantly,
GreenPower has available inventory that covers nearly all of these
orders, allowing for timely payment and rapid deployment."
In May, GreenPower delivered three BEAST school buses to CBS for
deployment with Escalon Unified School District and Hayward Unified
School District. GreenPower has six additional BEASTs on order from
CBS and is in the process of delivering three by the end of June to
Grossmont Unified School District. Additionally, GreenPower is
preparing two Nano BEAST school buses for delivery to CBS by the
end of the month for the Anaheim Elementary School
District. The Nano BEASTs will add to the school district's
existing fleet of four BEASTs in operation.
Creative Bus Sales currently has 17 approved HVIP vouchers for
GreenPower's Type D BEAST school buses for five different school
districts. "Creative Bus Sales is now able to order 13 BEAST
school buses against their 17 approved vouchers for four of these
five school districts," Perez continued. "We can immediately pull
BEASTs from our existing inventory, which are compliant with the
California school bus
specifications."
CBS also holds an additional 17 HVIP voucher requests for
GreenPower's Type D BEAST school buses that are in the approval
process through the School Bus Set Aside program. These
vouchers are for seven different school districts. "GreenPower
expects to receive these orders from CBS before the end of the
month and is able to immediately apply VIN numbers for almost all
of these from the current inventory of California compliant BEAST school buses,"
Perez stated.
The School Transportation News award-winning Nano
BEAST has the largest standard battery pack for a Type A
school bus on the market today with a class leading range of up to
150 miles. Configured for up to18 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.
GreenPower's BEAST is a 40-foot Type D school bus seating up to
90 passengers. The dual port charging is standard, with Level
2 rates up to 19.2 kW and DC Fast Charging rates up to 61 kW.
Wireless charging is also available as an option.
GreenPower and Media Contacts:
Brendan Riley
President
(510) 910-3377
Michael Perez
Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants
(909) 308-0960
Allie Potter
Skyya PR for GreenPower
(218) 766-8856
allie@skyya.com
About GreenPower Motor Company
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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whether as a result of new information, future events or
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