Greenpower receives order for L.A. Unified’s first electric school bus

Greenpower Motor Company Inc. has received a purchase order and the initial deposit for its Synapse 72 allelectric school bus for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

L.A. Unified is the largest school district in California and second largest in the nation, enrolling more than 640,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade at more than 900 schools, including 187 public charter schools. L.A. Unified Transportation operates a fleet of approximately 1,300 school buses and transports 41,000 students to and from school each day.

Through several grant awards from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, L.A. Unified has been able to replace more than 50 percent of its diesel engine school buses with 529 compressed natural gas, 100 ultra-low emission, 141 propane, and now, a zero-emission, electric school bus from Greenpower Motor Company.

“We are thrilled to have secured this purchase with L.A. Unified, the largest school bus operator within the state of California,” said Greenpower President Brendan Riley. “This order represents not just the first electric school bus for the district, but also the start of what we believe will facilitate further electrification of their fleet in the future. We are proud to be working with a leader like L.A. Unified and are incredibly supportive of the school district’s overall initiative to promote sustainability and reduce student exposure to harmful emissions.”