This latest model of GreenPower’s electrical Sort D college bus is claimed to cowl twice the vary with the identical performance as GreenPower’s ‘Beast’ which is already deployed at school bus fleets throughout the nation. The ‘Mega Beast’ delivers a variety of as much as 300 miles on a single cost by way of a 387 kWh battery pack
“The all-electric, purpose-built Beast has established the brand new normal of efficiency, security and sustainability within the college bus market. At this time with the introduction of the Mega Beast, GreenPower additionally units a brand new trade normal in vary and battery dimension,” stated Michael Perez, GreenPower’s Vice President of College Bus, Contracts and Grants.”
GreenPower President Brendan Riley additional elaborates on the vehicle-to-grid capabilities of the ‘Mega Beast’: “V2G is changing into a common sense instrument that helps to create a extra dependable grid, promote clear vitality and scale back prices. The bigger battery of the Mega BEAST has the power to supply for a extra wholesome and steady electrical grid and group stability in areas the place it’s deployed and V2G is used.”
That is the third mannequin within the ‘Beast’ collection, preceded by the Nano Beast, offered in early 2022 and the bigger Sort D Beast, which is able to each start building in each California and South Charleston, West Virginia in 2024.
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