A giant battery gives this new school bus a 300-mile range

Image caption: GreenPower has given its Type D electric school bus a big battery bump. Image credit: GreenPower. Article by Jonathan M. Gitlin. Ars Technica – October 31, 2023.

The Type D school bus uses a 387 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.

On Tuesday morning, the West Virginia-based GreenPower Motor Company debuted its latest electric vehicle. It’s the newest version of its Type D electric school bus, now fitted with a great big battery to give the big yellow bus the kind of range it needs for longer routes. […]

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