GreenPower’s All-Electric Type D BEAST and Type A Nano BEAST school buses

SOUTH CHARLESTON — GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, says they laud the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its announcement of the selectees that are eligible for nearly $1 billion in funding to school districts across the nation to cause the transition to zero-emission school buses. The funding represents the first offering under the five-year, $5 billion Clean School Bus Program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last year.

Under the EPA announcement, the Type D GreenPower BEAST all-electric school bus is eligible for $375,000 in grant funding through the program for priority school districts and the Type A all-electric GreenPower Nano BEAST is eligible for $285,000 in grant funding in the priority districts. With either Type GreenPower school bus, an additional $20,000 in federal grant funding will be awarded by the EPA for each GreenPower all-electric school bus purchased in the priority districts for charging infrastructure. GreenPower has both BEASTs and Nano BEASTs manufactured and in inventory ready for immediate sale, delivery and deployment under the program.

“The funding under the Clean School Bus Program will transform the nation’s school bus fleet,” said GreenPower President Brendan Riley. “Accelerating the transition to clean, zero-emission school buses will result in reduced pollutant levels and a healthier ride for kids. GreenPower is pleased to be the leader in this transition through the deployment of its BEAST and Nano BEAST all-electric, zero-emission school buses nationwide.”

GreenPower’s full line of electric school buses are eligible for purchase by the school districts with the funds allocated by the EPA.

“The dealer network GreenPower has established ensures the highest quality of service and attention to detail from start to finish,” added Michael Perez, Vice President of School Bus, Contracts and Grants at GreenPower. “Just as our school buses are purpose-built, we have purposely built out a dealer network of industry leaders from coast-to-coast.”