GreenPower Motor, a US manufacturer and distributor of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has received three orders for 11 electric BEAST school buses for school districts in Arizona, California and Oregon.
The orders are from GreenPower’s California dealer Model 1 for seven buses for the Los Baños Unified School District; from its Arizona dealer RWC Group for two buses for the Casa Grande Elementary School District; and from its Oregon dealer Peterson Trucks for two buses for the Hood River County School District.
The BEAST is a purpose-built 40-foot Type D electric school bus with seating for up to 90 students. Designed from the ground up as an EV, it is a fully integrated structure that features a strong and corrosion-resistant body made from extruded aluminum, manufactured by Constellium, which is mated to a high-strength steel Truss chassis.
Combined port charging is standard with Level 2 rates up to 19.2 kW and DC fast charging rates up to 85 kW, allowing the buses to charge fully in less than three hours.
“The GreenPower school bus order pipeline and production schedule are both at record levels—sales projections for 2025 are set to eclipse the 2024 calendar year,” said Paul Start, GreenPower’s Vice President of Sales, School Bus Group.
Source: GreenPower Motor
