greenpower green mobility scooter; please click Itb, - All-Energy Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Greenpower develops and distributes a full suite of low-floor and high-floor electric heavy and medium-duty vehicles. This includes school cargo buses, buses for cargo, and shuttles.
EV Star is a highly customizable zero-emission vehicle. It's fully FTA certified, Altoona tested and Buy America conforming. It provides a wide range of options, ADA wheelchair provisions, and cargo delivery configurations.
EV Star
GreenPower Motor Company manufactures a complete line of medium- and heavy-duty all-power electric scooter vehicles, including lower-floor and high-floor models. Their flagship vehicle is the EV Star Cab & Chassis platform, which can accommodate many different upfits and bodies for multiple applications. The platform's clean sheet design approach allows for optimal battery pack placement and a lower center of gravity, which results in higher payload to range ratios.
The EV Star REEFERX was developed for mid-to-last mile refrigerated deliveries as well as catering applications. The class 4 refrigerated trucks with a single wall structure inside and higher insulation than traditional trucks, allow for seamless sanitation and better temperature control. They also have a longer life span. The EV Star REEFERX delivers superior cargo capacity and an industry leading payload to range ratio that is ideal for zero-emission goods and passenger transportation.
GreenPower has collaborated with Perrone Robotics to up-fit the EV Star with their TONY (To Navigate You) autonomous vehicle system. This will allow fleets to seamlessly move to autonomous vehicles. The AV Star will also be capable of wireless charging up to 75 kW.
We were allowed to test drive the EV9 on an unpaved highway for several hours, and found it to be easy to drive, and comfortable to drive long distances. The ride is smooth over bumps and ruts, while the EV9 does a great job of reducing wind and road noise on the highway. The vehicle's acceleration is surprising quick, and it features adjustable regenerative brakes to enable "one-pedal driving" simply by taking off the accelerator.
The EV9 has excellent range and can be fully charged within three hours at home, or with any commercial charger. The driver can select from two operating modes: eco mode and sport mode. The eco mode is a preference for the torque and cruise control, while the sport mode is designed to maximize speed and handling. Both are a lot of fun to drive and provide a unique driving experience for anyone who has not driven an electric vehicle before.
GreenPower offers several other eVehicles, including a multipurpose all-green power electric mobility scooter minibus called the EV Star. The EV Star is ADA compliant and can be utilized as an executive shuttle, micro-transit, transit vanpool, bus, or paratransit vehicle.
GreenPower produces about 10 EV Star buses per month for the Jacksonville Transit Authority. The Jacksonville Transit Authority is replacing their fleet of diesel vehicles with 100 electric cars. With the Biden Administration aiming to electrify school buses across the country, GreenPower plans on ramping production to meet demand. Their EV Star bus is the first of its kind to be Altoona-tested and FMVSS-certified. Buy America compliant and ADA conforming. This makes them eligible for federal transit grants. We will be following the AV Star as it goes on its public demonstration tour later this year. We will provide more information on this innovative electric vehicle.