GreenPower Motor Company Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Round 1 of All-Electric School Bus Pilot Project in West Virginia
For six weeks, three GreenPower Type D BEAST school buses were deployed on the daily routes in each of Cabell, Kanawha and Mercer counties. The buses traveled through differing terrain and weather conditions in both city and rural routes. Additionally, the BEAST was used in after school activities, transporting football teams and gear to the gridiron. The total distance covered during round 1 of the pilot was more than 5,400 miles, transporting hundreds of school kids on a daily basis without incident. The overall performance was excellent with battery consumption ranging from 1.1 to 1.5 miles per each percent of State of Charge. Round 2 of the pilot project is currently underway with a BEAST school bus operating in each of Grant, Monongalia and Ohio counties. The GreenPower all- electric, zero-emissions Type A school bus was added to the project at the beginning of round 2 with an ADA Nano BEAST operating in Clay County.