LOS
ANGELES, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower
Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower" or
the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of
purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty
vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit
space and school bus sector, today announced that the Company has
appointed Paul Start as its Vice
President Sales – School Bus Group.
"We are pleased to have Paul
Start join GreenPower to lead our school bus team," said
GreenPower President Brendan Riley.
"His extensive experience in the school bus industry will help
support GreenPower's existing sales and create new opportunities
for our all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses
suite of products."
Paul brings more than 35 years of school bus expertise in
North America to the team at
GreenPower. Most recently he served as the Dealer Development
Manager for Thomas Built Buses where he worked for nearly 20 years.
Prior to that he was with Macnab Transit Sales Corp. for almost 14
years initially as a sales representative and then as Sales
Manager. He started his career in the industry as a sales and
marketing administrator for a school bus OEM.
In his role at GreenPower, Paul will lead the school bus sales
team to generate new business opportunities, support existing sales
functions, manage dealers and serve as a liaison between the sales
department and other internal departments for vehicle production,
finance, service, support and parts sales. "Paul joins GreenPower
at an opportune time given the strides we've made in developing
relationships in key states," Riley continued. "He will help focus
the Company on serving our customers and dealers and ensuring that
GreenPower meets the growing demand for our industry leading
products."
"I am incredibly excited to start this next chapter of my
professional career with GreenPower," Start said. "Sales and
relationships are about trust and value. As the leader in the EV
school bus sector, GreenPower gives me the tools and ability to
provide both to our dealers and customers. To work with this team
and be able to offer GreenPower's all-electric, purpose-built
school bus technology that addresses the various needs of school
districts gives me the opportunity to head this important division
of the leading OEM in the sector."
GreenPower's school bus line includes the Type D
BEAST and Mega BEAST, and the Type A Nano BEAST and Nano
BEAST Access. The BEAST is a purpose-built, 40-foot, zero-emission
school bus with seating for up to 90 passengers. Designed from the
ground up as an all-electric vehicle, the BEAST is a unified
structure that features a seamlessly integrated aluminum body made
from extruded aluminum manufactured by Constellium on a high
strength steel Truss (bus) chassis. Its complete flat floor design
allows for full seat tracking with no obstacles, and high floors to
keep students out of the crash zone.
The Mega BEAST is also a 40-foot Type D all-electric,
purpose-built, zero-emission school bus that delivers a
class-leading 387 kWh battery pack. It provides for the longest
range and has the biggest battery pack in the school bus market,
provides for more uphill climbing power and has the most desirable
V2G capability for a more stable electric grid and community
sustainability in areas where it is deployed.
The School Transportation News award-winning Nano
BEAST has a standard 118 kWh battery pack with a range of up
to 140 miles. Configured for up to 24 passengers, the Type A Nano
BEAST features a seamlessly integrated aluminum body made from
extruded aluminum manufactured by Constellium. It is built on the
EV Star Cab & Chassis which is the same foundation as the EV
Star Passenger Van which received a score of 92.2 from the FTA
Altoona Bus Testing program, one of the highest scores ever
achieved.
The Nano BEAST Access provides the same features as the standard
Nano BEAST with seating for up to 18 ambulatory passengers and up
to 3+ wheelchair securements, complimented by a BraunAbility rear
curbside lift.
For further information contact
Brendan Riley, President
brendan@greenpowermotor.com
Fraser Atkinson,
CEO fraser@greenpowermotor.com
Allie Potter
Skyya PR for GreenPower
(218) 766-8856
allie@skyya.com
About GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of
high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty
vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo
van and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet
design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built
to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global
suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower
to meet the specifications of various operators while providing
standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for
warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational
facilities in southern California.
Listed on the Toronto exchange
since November 2015, GreenPower
completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to
www.greenpowermotor.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other
things, GreenPower's business and operations and the environment in
which it operates, which are based on GreenPower's operations,
estimates, forecasts and projections. Forward-looking statements
are not based on historical facts, but rather on current
expectations and projections about future events and are therefore
subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results
to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can
be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "upon",
"may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan",
"anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative
thereof or similar variations. Such forward-looking statements
include, among other things, that the skills and experience of our
school bus team will help support existing sales and create new
opportunities for our all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission
school buses suite of products; that our school bus team will
ensure that GreenPower meets the growing demand for our industry
leading products; that the Mega BEAST will provide the longest
range in the school bus market and have more uphill climbing power
and will have the most desirable V2G capability in the areas where
it is deployed. The material assumptions supporting these
forward-looking statements include, among others, that GreenPower's
ability to maintain projected production deliveries within certain
timelines; production of electric buses meeting customer
expectations and at an expected cost; equipment operating as
anticipated; there being no material variations in the current
regulatory environment; and GreenPower's ability to obtain
financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among
other things, not being able to produce vehicles with the
specifications and performance expected, supply chain issues,
availability of parts, including shipping delays, availability of
capital and availability of qualified employees to service and
produce the buses, and others set forth in other public filings of
GreenPower (filed under GreenPower's profile
on www.sedarplus.ca or with the SEC at www.sec.gov).
Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking
statements relate to the date on which they are made. GreenPower
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws,
including the securities laws of the
United States and Canada.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. ©2024 GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
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