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GreenPower Receives Purchase Order for Four Wirelessly Charged Buy America Compliant EV Stars From Grant Transit Authority in the State of Washington
Grant Transit Authority Secures FTA Low-No Funding to Support Purchase LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP)
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[{"type":"text","content":"Grant Transit Authority Secures FTA Low-No Funding to Support Purchase\n LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2021 /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 announced that it has received an order for four wirelessly charged, FTA Buy America compliant EV Stars from Grant Transit in the state of Washington. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe Four GreenPower EV Stars ordered by Grant Transit will represent the first to include Momentum Dynamics' wireless charging system, allowing for hands free charging by simply parking the vehicle over the charging station. Grant Transit intends to leverage funding from the FTA's $180 million funding for the 2021 Low-No Program to support the purchase. As part of the process to secure the funding, GreenPower successfully completed a Buy America compliance audit at its southern California facility.\nRyne Shetterly, VP of Sales and Marketing at GreenPower, commented, \"The state of Washington has always been on the forefront of early adoption of zero-emission vehicles. Grant Transit proactively solicited this funding and has demonstrated a commitment to their riders, their community, and the overall wellbeing of their service area by embarking on such a progressive project, which GreenPower is very proud to be a part of.\" Shetterly continued, \"The fact that we are seeing orders outside the state of California speaks to the success that GreenPower has had in terms of market outreach and we expect this trend to continue. Our partners at Momentum Dynamics played a significant role in winning this deal, and we look forward to further collaboration in the future.\"\nGreg Wright, General Manager at Grant Transit Authority added, \"Grant Transit Authority is pleased to partner with GreenPower and Momentum Dynamics on our first zero-emission, battery electric bus project. The purpose-built battery electric EV Star buses will begin providing clean, quiet service on routes serving the greater Moses Lake area in the fall of 2021.\"\nBrendan Riley, President of GreenPower, also commented, \"We believe GreenPower has a significant competitive advantage in our ability to deploy Buy America compliant units, which leverage lucrative federal funding, on the road over the im...