GreenPower Motor Co., a manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has entered into an exclusive purchase agreement related to Cutaway minibuses and Class B and C RVs with Forest River for up to 150 GreenPower EV Star Cab and Chassis.
The purpose-built, all-electric EV Star CC will be used in a new line of Forest River zero-emission product offerings. Greenpower expects to deliver the first six units this quarter, with the remainder expected to be delivered over the next 36 months at a run rate that will be determined by the third quarter of 2021.
Forest River is a leading manufacturer in the cutaway bus, motorhome, and truck industries, which celebrated the delivery of its 100,000th bus in July 2020. Forest River has more than 10,000 employees and annual revenues in excess of $5 billion.
It is anticipated that the initial deliveries of Greenpower EV Star CC units to Forest River will be directed at the cutaway shuttle bus, commercial truck and RV markets.
“Forest River is a forward-thinking company that is looking to solidify (its) market position long into the future by adding a purpose-built, zero-emission offering to many of (its) product lines,” said Brendan Riley, president of GreenPower, “The EV Star Cab and Chassis meets the demands of many of their addressable markets and allows Forest River to focus on what they are experts at: building bodies.”
David Wright, president of Forest River’s bus divisions, added, “Forest River has been looking for a purpose-built, all-electric chassis that has the range and the carrying capacity that our customers and dealers demand. Zero-emission vehicles are where the markets are going, and the GreenPower EV Star CC gives us the flexibility to address a variety of unmet needs in the commercial market.”