GreenPower Motor Company Inc., 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, launched a new utility vehicle designed for commercial fleets who need to move goods, materials, supplies and equipment reliably, safely and sustainably. The new all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission EV Star Utility Truck joins GreenPower’s EV Star Cab & Chassis commercial vehicle family as the 10th truck body upfit solution manufactured by GP Truck Body.
“The addition of the EV Star Utility Truck to GreenPower’s already robust all-electric commercial vehicle lineup offers our commercial fleet customers another zero-emission solution to fulfill their demands,” said Brendan Riley, President of GreenPower. “GreenPower’s expertise fuels our innovation, propelling the all-electric commercial vehicle industry forward to meet growing demand for safe, sensible and sustainable fleets.”
GreenPower’s EV Star Utility Truck is purpose-built and fully customizable to fit a range of vocational applications and utility use-cases including:
- Agriculture and Landscape
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Electrical
- Heating and Cooling
- Government and Municipality
- Plumbing
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With a range of up to 150 miles and a typical payload capacity of 5,500 pounds that can increase up to 6,000 pounds, the EV Star Utility Truck is built for day-to-day demands and workloads. The vehicle is equipped with optional power sources, providing accessible power through built-in plugs to accommodate tool charging conveniently on a job site. The front box of the vehicle has optional full pass-through capacity, allowing for oversize tools and supplies. The EV Star Utility Truck offers tailored contractor body configurations, coming in a standard bed size of 16 feet, with the option to customize the length to meet the customer’s needs, allowing for more room and applications.
The EV Star Utility Truck upfitted on GreenPower’s proprietary EV Star Cab & Chassis by the Company’s recently announced in-house truck body building entity, GP Truck Body. GP Truck Body enables GreenPower to be a one-stop shop purchasing and manufacturing experience for commercial customers. GP Truck Body provides tailored options for any number of body types, including the EV Star Utility Truck, minimizing order and delivery time to meet the increasing demand for commercial EVs. In addition to the EV Star Utility Truck, GP Truck Body offers a complete line of truck bodies including dry freight, refrigerated boxes, aluminum stakebeds, steel and aluminum flatbeds and service bodies, that maximizes payload and delivery range.
“We have listened to our customers, and we are thrilled to add the EV Star Utility Truck to our EV Star Cab & Chassis product line, further diversifying our all-electric commercial vehicle applications,” said Claus Tritt, GreenPower‘s Vice President of Medium-Duty and Commercial Vehicle Sales. “Through GP Truck Body, customers can seamlessly order and tailor the EV Utility Truck with minimal time between order and delivery.”
SOURCE: PRNewswire