The Clark County Faculty District in Nevada has ordered 15 GreenPower Sort D BEAST electrical college buses by means of automobile dealership the RWC Group.

CCSD is the fifth-largest college district within the nation, and it owns and operates some 1,924 buses that transport 125,000 college students each day. The district put its first GreenPower Sort D BEAST college bus into service earlier this yr.

The brand new batch of 15 e-buses will likely be bought utilizing funding from the EPA’s Clear Faculty Bus Program. Beneath Spherical 1 of the EPA funding, every Sort D GreenPower BEAST is eligible for $375,000 in grant funding. The entire buy value of Clark County’s 15 BEASTs is somewhat below $7 million.

GreenPower’s BEAST is a purpose-built, 40-foot Sort D all-electric college bus with seating for as much as 90 passengers. The BEAST options an built-in chassis with an all-aluminum physique, permitting for pass-through storage beneath the bus. The twin-port charging helps Stage 2 charges as much as 19.2 kW and DC quick charging charges as much as 85 kW. Wi-fi charging can also be accessible as an choice.

“Clark County is an progressive and forward-thinking college district that leads the nation within the transition to all-electric college buses,” mentioned Michael Perez, GreenPower’s VP for Faculty Bus, Contracts and Grants. “We’re honored to have our purpose-built BEAST college buses as the inspiration of Clark County’s transition.”

Supply: GreenPower