HAINESPORT, N.J., Dec. 9, 2024
/CNW/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP)
(TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), 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
the appointment of Wolfington Body Company as its exclusive school
bus dealer in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware and as a dealer for its Class 4
commercial line of EV trucks and vans in the same three states. As
part of the appointment, Wolfington has purchased a Type A Nano
BEAST Access school bus, a Type D BEAST school bus, an EV
Star Passenger Van and an EV Star Stakebed Truck as demo
units for the region. GreenPower delivered the EV Stars Passenger
Van and EV Star Stakebed Truck to Wolfington on December 2, 2024.
During a press conference today at Wolfington's Hainesport, New Jersey facility, Wolfington
also announced it has received an order for seven GreenPower Type A
Nano BEAST all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses
for a local school district in New
Jersey.
"Wolfington Body Company is a fifth-generation family-owned
business that has been serving the transportation industry since
1876," said GreenPower President Brendan
Riley. "In addition to selling school buses and commercial
vehicles, Wolfington is equipped with complete mechanical services
and body shops to handle a vehicle's entire lifecycle. Their parts
department supplies thousands of parts with same-day delivery
available in most areas. We are thrilled to welcome this superior
dealer to the GreenPower network."
"Wolfington history dates back to the horse and buggy days when
the company built its first carriage, a buggy with such durability
that it held up under the heavy use of doctors traveling their
rounds," said Richard Wolfington,
Jr., Vice President of Wolfington Body Company. "Over the
years Wolfington's business has adopted to changing technology and
the move to electric vehicles is a natural progression for our
company. We are pleased to partner with a premiere purpose-built
electric vehicle OEM like GreenPower to bring these school bus and
commercial vehicle options to our customers in the three-state
region."
Joining Wolfington and GreenPower at the announcement were state
Assemblywoman Andrea Katz and
Hainesport Mayor Leila Gilmore, both of whom praised the new
partnership and its benefits. "This type of news is exactly what
I'm working toward in Trenton.
Hainesport will benefit from this
economically and each of us will breathe cleaner air," Katz said.
"School buses are an ideal use of EV technology and to know that
the children at Burlington County Special Services School District
will be among the first to benefit from this partnership is
exceptional."
"Me and my Green Team could not be happier to see Wolfington
expanding right here in our community with EV technology that is
healthier for school kids and beneficial to the environment and
climate change," Gilmore added. "This will bring more jobs and
economic activity to Hainesport
while at the same time helping reach our goals of
sustainability."
Contacts:
Brendan Riley
President
brendan@greenpowermotor.com
Paul Start
Vice President of Sales – School Bus Group
paul.s@greenpowermotor.com
Claus Tritt
Vice President of Medium-Duty and Commercial Sales
claus.t@greenpowermotor.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 vans 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.
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