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GreenPower Appoints Monarch Truck Center as Dealer in the California Bay Area
Monarch Places Order for Four GreenPower EV Star Cargo Plus Box Trucks LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Monarch Places Order for Four GreenPower EV Star Cargo Plus Box Trucks\nLOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Monarch Truck Center, a premier medium-duty truck dealer in the California Bay Area, as its commercial dealer serving the St. Clara, San Jose and Union City, California markets.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"GreenPower is excited to welcome Monarch Truck Center to our network of commercial EV truck dealers. They are a current customer of GreenPower's wholly-owned subsidiary Lion Truck Body, making this new dealer relationship a natural,\" said Claus Tritt, GreenPower's Vice President of Medium-Duty and Commercial Vehicle Sales. \"Monarch's customer centric approach fits well with GreenPower's one-stop shop philosophy for sales, upfitting, delivery and service. They have a vested interest in their customer's business and value the overall customer experience whether the customer is purchasing a vehicle, renting, leasing or in need of service. The customer's satisfaction is Monarch's first priority.\"\nMonarch this week placed an order for four all-electric, zero-emission GreenPower EV Star Cargo Plus commercial vehicles which will immediately be available for sale to its customers. With a standard 836 cubic feet of cargo capacity, the purpose-built GreenPower EV Star Cargo Plus exceeds delivery needs with improved payload to range ratios. The box truck has an optimal battery placement which provides for a lower center of gravity resulting in maximum cargo capacity of up to 5,000 pounds and a range of up to 150 miles.\n\"We are proud to offer our customers the best vehicles available in the marketplace,\" said Nicole Guetersloh, President of Monarch. \"Adding the GreenPower EV Star lineup of purpose-built, Class 4 trucks to our inventory gives us an opportunity to sell a proven all-electric vehicle to our customers who are looking to reduce their carbon footprint with zero-emission transportation.\"\nMonarch is currently an authorized dealer for Isuzu, Hino and REE (EV) trucks, and is the undisputed Bay Area leade...