GreenPower Motor Company
GreenPower Motor Company Inc. is a Canadian electric bus manufacturer. The company fabricates multiple models of high-floor and low-floor vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, and a double decker.
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Number of locations | Vancouver, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Porterville, California |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Brendan Riley (President) |
Number of employees | 20-29 [1] |
| Website | www |
GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric buses that are purpose-built to be battery-powered and zero-emission.
GreenPower is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with primary manufacturing and fleet operations in Porterville, California.[2]
History
In 2014, GreenPower launched the EV350: a 40-foot, all-electric transit bus deploying electric drive and battery technologies with a lightweight chassis and low-floor body. GreenPower's buses are based on a flexible, clean-sheet design and utilize a custom battery management system (BMS) and a proprietary Flex Power system for the drive motors. The EV350 has a range of over 185 miles (300 km).
GreenPower delivered North America's first purpose-built double decker, the EV550, to CVS Tours in Victoria, British Columbia, which began service in October 2016.[3] The EV550, which seats 100 passengers plus standees and has a range of over 300 miles (482 km), transports hundreds of cruise ship passengers a day.
The same year, the company finalized the acquisition of a 9.3-acre plot in Porterville, California, to build a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The facility was slated to begin operations in late 2017.
The company announced its suite of high-floor products in fall of 2016. Marketed under the name 'Synapse', the line includes a range of all-electric school and shuttle buses. In August 2017, the company announced commitments for 11 Synapse 72 school buses between six schools in the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).[4]
In March 2017, the City of Porterville announced an order to purchase 10 GreenPower EV350s and relevant charging infrastructure for deployment on all nine of its transit routes. This deployment, scheduled to begin toward the end of the year, would completely electrify the city's fleet, making it the first all-electric municipality in North America.
Vehicles
EV Star – Altoona tested and Buy America Act Compliant scoring 92.8%, which is the highest of its kind. The EV Star is accessible in customizable layouts such as a paratransit bus, executive shuttle, micro-transit, and vanpool service. The EV Star Min-E bus is a zero-emissions, multi-utility vehicle. All EV Star variants have a battery capacity of 118 kWh and are capable of a range of up to 150 miles (240 km) in a single charge, with a design life expectancy to 10 years. The EV Star can fully charge in as little as 1.5 hours utilizing the standard J1772-2 and CCS DC Fast Charger. The vehicle also has the capability to be charged wirelessly with a Momentum Dynamics charging system and can also be made fully autonomous with the Perrone Robotics AV System.
EV Star Plus – The Ev Star Plus has a larger seating capacity of up to 24 passengers, and the option for handicap doors is available. It has a body width of 95.5 inches and height of 125 inches. It has a payload capacity of 5,000 pounds.
EV Star CarGo – The multi-purpose zero-emission cargo van is GreenPower's medium-duty electric vehicle. The CarGo van has one standard seat but additional seating is available.
EV Star CarGo Plus – The EV Star CarGo Plus offers two seats with the optional lift gate of 1,600 pounds.
EV Star CC – The EV Star CC is Green Power's cab and chassis with dual tires and contains a dry weight of 7,000 pounds, about half that of many competitors. It has a max seating capacity of up to 3 people and is designed and built to exceed a design life of up to 10 years.
B.E.A.S.T. – The B.E.A.S.T., also known as the Battery Electric Automotive School Transportation, is the purpose-built vehicle for the school bus market. It utilizes a truss chassis monocoque design for better safety and weight distribution. It offers a clean sheet design, full air-ride suspension, air-disk brakes, and pass-through storage. The B.E.A.S.T. comes with a battery size of 194kW with a drive range of up to 150 miles (280 km).
GreenPower also manufactures bus transit vehicles such as the EV 350 and EV 250.
References
- "GreenPower Motor Company Inc". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- "About | GreenPower Motor Company Inc. | Electric Bus Manuafacturer". GreenPower Motor Company Inc. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- Duffy, Andrew (September 16, 2016). "Harbour authority aims to trim emissions with double-decker electric bus". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- "GreenPower Motor secures commitments for 11 electric school buses in California; ARB approval for $95K HVIP incentive". Green Car Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-27.