GreenPower Motor Company Inc. announced that the company has completed manufacturing of its first four all-electric, purpose-built school buses at its West Virginia facility. The Type A Nano BEAST school buses will roll out of the facility and be delivered to Cabell County, Clay County, Kanawha County and Monongalia County school districts in West Virginia this week. GreenPower took possession of the 80,000-square-foot facility in August of 2022 and since that time has prepared for the production of both the Type A Nano BEAST and the Type D BEAST all-electric, purpose- built school buses.

The Nano BEAST has been in production since June and production of the BEAST will begin First Quarter of 2024. The Nano BEAST is a Type A all-electric, purpose-built, zero- emission school bus with seating for up to 24 students. The Nano BEAST Access option has seating for up to 18 ambulatory passengers and up to 3+ Q'STRAINT wheelchair securements, complemented with a BraunAbility rear curbside lift.

Production process are in place at the facility to begin manufacturing of the BEAST, GreenPower's all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission 40- foot Type D school bus that can seat up to 90 passengers. Featuring a modern monocoque design, the BEAST is the safest, most durable and reliable all-electric school bus available today. Its seamlessly integrated aluminum body and chassis design forms a composite structure which is the GreenPower Truss(T) factor.

The newly announced Mega BEAST option with a 387 kWh battery and up to 300 miles of range will also be manufactured in West Virginia.