GreenPower to Take Ownership of West Virginia Production Facility in August 2022

Pilot undertaking to check all-electric faculty buses in class transportation operations around the state

CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GreenPower Motor Corporate Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), a number one producer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty automobiles, lately introduced the corporate’s timeline to start out production zero-emission, all-electric faculty buses in its newly-acquired facility in South Charleston, West Virginia.

“GreenPower will take ownership of the West Virginia production facility in August and manufacturing will start in September,” mentioned Fraser Atkinson, CEO and Chairman of the Board of GreenPower. “The power might be instrumental in ramping up manufacturing of our all-electric faculty buses, the BEAST and Nano BEAST, in time to satisfy the call for created by means of EPA’s Blank College Bus Program and state legislative mandates.”

In January, GreenPower and Gov. Jim Justice introduced plans for GreenPower to supply zero-emission, all-electric automobiles in West Virginia. Since then, efforts were underway to start out production with buses rolling off the road by means of the 3rd quarter of this fiscal 12 months.

“Our West Virginia operations will function a cornerstone for U.S. production to ship electrical faculty buses to our consumers at the East Coast and adjoining areas,” mentioned Brendan Riley, President and Director of GreenPower. “Gov. Justice, contributors of his cupboard and workforce, state legislators, town officers and educators at BridgeValley have all labored tirelessly to verify we’re up and operating by means of past due summer time.”

All the way through a Capitol press briefing lately, Gov. Justice directed his Secretary of Financial Construction Mitch Carmichael to paintings with GreenPower to expand a pilot undertaking that can display GreenPower’s all-electric faculty buses in class districts around the state of West Virginia. The purpose of the pilot undertaking might be to supply real-world checking out of the automobiles in all spaces of the state, each rural and concrete, in order that faculty districts have a greater really feel for the operations of the buses, together with the desires and necessities of the charging infrastructure. 

GreenPower’s manufacturing announcement and pilot undertaking come at a time when the government is providing new investment below the Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation to lend a hand faculty districts with the acquisition of all-electric faculty buses. The Environmental Coverage Company’s (EPA) Blank College Bus Program Investment will supply for as much as $375,000 for the bigger Kind D faculty buses (The BEAST) and as much as $285,000 for the smaller Kind A faculty buses (Nano BEAST). The EPA could also be offering investment of as much as $20,000 in keeping with bus for charging infrastructure for Degree 2 charging programs.

The West Virginia state legislature this 12 months additionally greater the motivation for West Virginia faculty districts to deploy electrical faculty buses made within the state. HB 4571, which was once handed by means of the legislature and signed into regulation by means of the Governor, greater the College Basis Allowance by means of 10% for the usage of an electrical faculty bus and an extra 5% for the portion of buses manufactured in West Virginia.

“GreenPower is happy to start out this subsequent bankruptcy of the corporate’s manufacturing in West Virginia. Expanding our provide of purpose-built, zero-emission, all-electric faculty buses to satisfy the call for of college districts and oldsters up and down the jap seaboard via this facility meets the objectives set forth when achieving growth agreements with the state,” concluded Atkinson.

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GreenPower President
(510) 910-3377

Mike Cole
Investor Family members
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Allie Potter
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(218) 766-8856
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GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a complete suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty automobiles, together with transit buses, faculty buses, shuttles, shipment van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to fabricate all-electric automobiles which are objective constructed to be battery powered with 0 emissions whilst integrating international providers for key elements. This OEM platform permits GreenPower to satisfy the specs of quite a lot of operators whilst offering same old portions for ease of repairs and accessibility for guaranty necessities. GreenPower was once based in Vancouver, Canada with number one operational amenities in southern California. Indexed at the Toronto alternate since November 2015, GreenPower finished its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ record in August 2020. For additional data move to www.greenpowermotor.com

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