Greenpower Mobility - All-Energy Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Greenpower designs, manufactures and distributes a variety of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles. This includes transit buses and school buses as well as cargo buses and shuttles.
EV Star is a highly customizable zero-emission vehicle that's fully FTA certified, Altoona tested and Buy America certified. It provides a wide range of options, ADA wheelchair provisions, and cargo delivery systems.
EV Star
GreenPower Motor Company manufactures a complete range of medium- and heavy-duty all-electric vehicles, including models with lower and high floors. The EV Star Cab & Chassis is their most popular vehicle and it can be customized to suit a wide range of applications. The platform's design is based on a clear sheet of paper, which allows for the best placement of the battery and a lower center-of-gravity. This results in better range/payload ratios.
The EV Star REEFERX was designed for mid-to last mile refrigerated deliveries and catering applications. The refrigerated trucks of class 4' one interior wall structure and a higher insulation level than traditional trucks, allows for seamless sanitation and better temperature control. They also have a longer life span. The EV Star REEFERX offers superior capacity for cargo and an industry leading payload to range ratio that is ideal for zero-emission passenger and cargo transportation.
GreenPower joined forces with Perrone Robotics in order to equip the EV Star with TONY (To navigate you) autonomous vehicle systems. This will allow fleets to move to autonomous vehicles. The AV Star will also be able of wireless charging at 75 kW.
We were capable of testing the EV9 on a local highway for several hours, and found it to be easy to drive and comfortable to drive over long distances. The ride is smooth and smooth over bumps and ruts, and the EV9 does an excellent job of suppressing road noise and wind on the highway. The vehicle's acceleration is surprising quick, and it has adjustable regenerative brakes to enable "one-pedal driving" simply by releasing the accelerator.
The EV9 provides a large range and can be charged in just three hours or less at home, or with any commercial charger. Drivers have the option of choosing between two modes of operation that include eco mode and sports mode. The eco mode prioritizes torque and Power Electric Scooter cruise control while the sport mode is designed to maximize speed and handling. Both are a lot of fun to drive and offer a unique driving experience for anyone that has never been in an electric vehicle before.
GreenPower offers a variety of other electric wheel scooter vehicles which include a multi-purpose electric minibus, called the EV Star. The EV Star is ADA-compliant and can be used for executive shuttles, microtransit or transit vanpools, buses, and paratransit vehicles.
GreenPower produces around 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 vehicles. GreenPower will increase production to meet the demands of the Biden Administration, which is looking to electrify all school buses in America. Their EV Star bus is the first of its kind to be tested in Altoona and FMVSS-certified, Buy America compliant and Scooter Green Power ADA certified. This means they will be eligible for federal assistance in transit. We will be following the AV Star as it makes its public demonstration tour the coming months. We will provide more details on this exciting EV.