GreenPower delivers electric school buses to Portland Public Schools
by CM staff
Starting this month, the Nano BEASTs will transport students to and from school in the surrounding communities providing health and climate benefits to the students and community.
One of GreenPower’s electric Type A Nano BEAST arrives in Portland for delivery to Portland Public Schools.
PORTLAND — GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced the delivery of two purpose-built Nano BEAST electric school buses to Portland Public Schools (PPS), the largest school district in the Pacific Northwest.
“We are proud to deliver the first Nano BEASTs to the Portland Public Schools, making them the first district in Oregon to receive a purpose-built, all-electric Type A school bus,” said Michael Perez, Vice-President of School Bus, Contracts and Grants at GreenPower. “Our purpose-built school buses set the new standard for zero-emission student transportation. The school buses will provide the students at Portland Public Schools a better, cleaner and safer transportation future, and we’re ecstatic to play a role in helping PPS on their mission to fulfill their climate change policy and commitment to be zero-emission by 2040.”
Portland Public Schools operates over 80 schools and serves over 49,000 students in the state. Starting this month, the Nano BEASTs will transport students to and from school in the surrounding communities providing health and climate benefits to the students and community.
“Our school system is steadfast in our commitment to ensure we respond to the climate crisis,” said PPS Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero. “With the support and collaboration of key partners, we are now taking concrete steps toward making us a more sustainable organization by starting to electrify our school bus fleet.”
