GreenPower Delivers Electric School Buses Across Three States

GreenPower delivered four all-electric school buses this month, with six more planned. Wyoming County received the first of 37 BEAST buses ordered by West Virginia, and Garden Grove added two.

South Charleston, United States- GreenPower Motor Company Inc., has delivered four all-electric, zero-emission school buses in Arizona, California, and West Virginia this month. The company also plans to deliver six more Type D BEAST school buses soon in California and West Virginia.

In West Virginia, GreenPower delivered the first of the 37 BEAST school buses ordered by the state to the Wyoming County School District through its dealer. Mr. John Henry, Wyoming County School District Superintendent, said, “We have been operating a GreenPower Type A Nano BEAST Access in our school district, and the experience has been incredible. It has been very beneficial for our students who need to be transported in wheelchairs. We are excited to now have a Type D BEAST in our fleet and expect that the kids will embrace this new clean ride as well.”

Three additional BEAST all-electric school buses manufactured at the company’s South Charleston plant are planned to be delivered in West Virginia within the next month. Monongalia County School District, who currently operates one Nano BEAST, one Nano BEAST Access and one BEAST, will receive these as part of the order from the state of West Virginia.

In the West, one Type A all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission Nano BEAST was delivered by GreenPower’s Dealer the RWC Group to the Joseph City School District in Arizona and two BEAST school buses were delivered through GreenPower’s Dealer Model 1 to Garden Grove Unified School District in California. Garden Grove has already deployed four BEAST school buses on their routes and plan to receive two more by the end of October. One additional BEAST is expected to be delivered to the Brawley Elementary School District this month.

Mr. Paul Start, GreenPower’s Vice President of Sales – School Bus Group, said, “These deliveries, along with our current order book, demonstrate the continued growth in demand for GreenPower’s school bus products. The company currently has 126 live orders of school buses, representing over $45 million in business. We have seen a significant uptick in our sales pipeline, as we have also quoted new orders for more than 180 school buses.”

GreenPower’s BEAST is a purpose-built 40-foot Type D all-electric, zero-emission school bus that seats up to 90 students. Its unified design features a seamless aluminum body made from Constellium's extruded aluminum on a high-strength steel chassis. The flat floor design eliminates obstacles, keeping students out of the crash zone. Standard dual port charging offers Level 2 rates up to 19.2 kW and DC Fast Charging up to 85 kW.