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GreenPower Celebrates New West Virginia Electric School Bus Manufacturing Facility with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and
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[{"type":"text","content":"SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (\"GreenPower\"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today cut the ribbon at its new South Charleston, W. Va. manufacturing facility which is home to the company's all-electric school bus manufacturing operations east of the Mississippi River. The facility expands on GreenPower's current manufacturing footprint with an additional 80,000 square feet, meeting the demand and servicing customers on the East Coast.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe new manufacturing facility in South Charleston, which will begin operations in September, provides GreenPower with manufacturing capability of up to 150 electric school buses per quarter by next year.\n\"Today marks a significant milestone for GreenPower as we continue to live the vision of advancing the adoption of purpose-bult, zero-emission school buses. Through this new facility we will be able to exponentially increase our production to meet the increased demand for all-electric school buses,\" said Brendan Riley, president and director at GreenPower, citing recent public funding from both the state and federal levels and state climate change regulations as sources of the increased demand. \"The work we're doing in South Charleston is a testament to GreenPower's mission and allows us to be well-positioned as the leader nationwide in the transition to clean, electric and safer transportation.\"\n\"Today marks a milestone for Greenpower, but it also marks a major milestone for West Virginia as well,\" Gov. Jim Justice said. \"Since I took office, we've focused on transforming West Virginia's image. Part of the way we're doing that is by embracing all the new technologies that are at our fingertips, and GreenPower opening their manufacturing facility in West Virginia is yet another exciting project that will help us move our state forward and change our image. As we continue to diversify our economy, manufacturing zero-emission school buses in West Virginia will open up a world of opportunities for our state. Not only will it bring hundreds of great paying jobs to the Kanawha Valley, but the ripple effects on our state's economy will be massive. I can't thank them enough for their commitment to our state and for ...