Greenpower Mobility - All-Energy Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Greenpower creates, builds and distributes a full suite of low-floor and high-floor all-electric heavy-duty and medium-duty vehicles. This includes transit buses as well as school buses as well as cargo buses and shuttles.
EV Star is a zero-emission vehicle that offers a lot of customisation. It's also fully FTA certified and Buy America compliant. It provides a wide range of options, ADA wheelchair provisions, Power mobility scooter and cargo delivery configurations.
EV Star
GreenPower Motor Company produces a complete line of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Their flagship vehicle is the EV Star Cab & Chassis platform, which can accommodate various bodies and upfits for a variety of applications. The platform's design is based on a clear paper that allows for the best positioning of the battery pack and a lower center-of-gravity. This results in better range/payload ratios.
The EV Star REEFERX is designed to serve mid-to-last mile refrigerated delivery as well as catering applications. The refrigerated trucks in class 4 have a single interior wall structure, and higher insulation than conventional trucks, enable seamless sanitation and better temperature control. They also have a longer life span. The EV Star REEFERX provides superior capacity for cargo and an industry-leading payload to allow for zero emission freight or passenger transport.
GreenPower joined forces with Perrone Robotics in order to equip the EV Star with TONY (To navigate you) autonomous vehicle systems that will allow fleets to make the transition to autonomous vehicles. The AV Star will also be able of wireless charging up to 75 kW.
We had the opportunity to test drive the EV9 for several hours on a local freeway and found it to be easy to drive and comfortable for long distances. The EV9 can be used to block wind and road noise while driving along the highway. It rides smoothly over bumps and ruts. The acceleration is extremely quick and the vehicle has adjustable regenerative brakes that allow "one pedal driving" by simply taking off the accelerator.
The EV9 has a great range and can be fully charged in just three hours at home or using any commercial charger. Drivers can select between two modes of operation including eco mode and sports mode. Eco mode focuses on torque as well as cruise control and handling, while sport mode increases speed. Both modes are enjoyable to drive, and offer an experience unlike any other for those who haven't driven an electrical vehicle before.
In addition to the EV9, GreenPower has several other electric vehicles, such as a multi-purpose, all-electric power scooters minibus called the EV Star. The EV Star is ADA-compliant and can be used as executive shuttles, microtransit or transit buses, vanpools, or paratransit vehicles.
GreenPower is already producing about 10 EV Star buses a month for the Jacksonville Transit Authority, which is attempting to replace their fleet of older diesel vehicles with 100 fully electric vehicles. With the Biden Administration planning to electrify schools across the nation, GreenPower plans on ramping production to meet the demand. Their EV Star bus is the first of its kind to be Altoona-tested and FMVSS-certified. Buy America compliant and ADA compliant. This means that they are eligible for Powered mobility scooter federal assistance in transit. Stay tuned as we follow the AV Star on its demonstration tour later this year. We will share more details on this innovative EV!