
GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
GreenPower Motor Company Inc, a manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, launched Round 3 of its pilot project to demonstrate all-electric school buses in West Virginia. Boone, McDowell, and Raleigh counties will deploy the all-electric Type D BEAST school bus while Wyoming County will use the award-winning Type A Nano BEAST school bus.
"Round 3 of the West Virginia electric school bus pilot project that GreenPower is conducting with the state of West Virginia continues to be a true real-world, all-electric school bus application," says GreenPower CEO and Chairman Fraser Atkinson. "The data collected is helping school districts understand more about the deployment of electric school buses, charging infrastructures, training and other critical elements as those schools look to include electric school buses in their fleets on a permanent basis."
The third round of the pilot project will focus on more rural roads, colder temperatures, and snowy conditions to show how the buses handle winter conditions.
"Demonstrations in real-world scenarios are critical for both GreenPower and school districts looking to implement electric vehicles into their existing fleets," says Atkinson. "As the pilot project continues, the BEAST and Nano BEAST will be used on different terrains and weather conditions on both city and rural routes to allow the results to be holistic of the overall performance that can be expected in differing environments."
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