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Greenpower Mobility - All-Energy Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Greenpower develops, builds and distributes a complete range of high-floor and low-floor all-power electric scooter medium and Greenpower Mobility heavy-duty vehicles. This includes transit buses as well as school buses as cargo buses and shuttles.

EV Star is a zero-emission vehicle that offers a lot of customisation. It's also fully FTA certified and Buy America compliant. It has a class-leading range and ADA wheelchair accessibility. It also provides cargo delivery options.

EV Star

GreenPower Motor Company manufactures a complete range of heavy- and medium-duty electric scooter green vehicles, which include lower-floor and high-floor models. Their flagship vehicle is the EV Star Cab & Chassis platform, which can be used to accommodate many different upfits and bodies for multiple applications. The platform's clean sheet design approach allows for the optimal placement of battery packs and lower center of gravity, which results in better payload to range ratios.

The EV Star REEFERX was designed for mid-to-last mile refrigerated deliveries and catering applications. The class 4 refrigerated truck's one wall structure inside and higher insulation levels compared to traditional trucks enable seamless sanitation, improved temperature control and a longer life. The EV Star REEFERX has a higher capacity for cargo and a payload that is industry-leading to reach the range of zero-emission goods or passenger transportation.

GreenPower partnered with Perrone Robotics in order to equip the EV Star with TONY (To navigate you) autonomous vehicle systems, which will allow fleets to move to autonomous vehicles. The AV Star will also be able of wireless charging of 75 kW.

We had the opportunity to test the EV9 for several hours on a local freeway and found it to be a breeze to drive and comfortable for long distances. The EV9 can be used to block wind and road noise while driving along the highway. It glides effortlessly over ruts and humps. The acceleration of the vehicle is astonishingly fast, and it comes with adjustable regenerative brakes that permit "one-pedal driving" simply by lifting off the accelerator.

The EV9 has a great range and can be fully charged in just three hours at home, or with any commercial charger. Drivers can choose between two operating modes: eco mode and sports mode. Eco mode focuses on torque and cruise control, as well as handling, while sport mode increases speed. Both are fun to drive and offer an experience unlike any other for anyone that has not driven an electric vehicle before.

GreenPower offers several other eVehicles which include a multi-purpose electric minibus, called the EV Star. The EV Star is ADA compliant and can be utilized as an executive shuttle, micro-transit, transit vanpool, bus, or a paratransit vehicle.

GreenPower is already producing around 10 EV Star buses per month for the Jacksonville Transit Authority, which is working to replace their fleet of diesel vehicles with 100 electric vehicles. GreenPower will increase production to meet the demands of the Biden Administration who is planning to electrify all school buses in America. Their EV Star bus is the first of its kind to be Altoona-tested and FMVSS-certified, Buy America compliant and ADA compliant. This will make them eligible for federal transit grants. We will be following the AV Star as it goes on its demonstration tour the coming months. We'll be sure to share more details on this innovative EV!