# GreenPower Motor Company leases facility to triple electric bus production capacity

GreenPower Motor Company leased a 50,000-square-foot facility in Porterville, California, to triple its production capacity of zero-emission all-electric buses. The facility will open on October 1, 2018, and initial production will focus on EV Star and Synapse Type-D school buses.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-27
- Where: Porterville, California, United States
- Starts operating: 1 Oct 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 square feet (expandable to 90,000)
- Products: zero-emission all-electric buses
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [GreenPower Motor Company](https://endata.com/companies/18980.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/08/27/1556939/0/en/greenpower-announces-plans-to-triple-production-capacity.html), 2018-08-27: "The Company has leased a facility with over 50,000 square feet in the City of Porterville as a manufacturing and assembly center, which will open on October 1, 2018."

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