The wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenPower, EA Green-Power, has entered into a joint venture with the Jupiter Wagon Group to bring select GreenPower all-electric vehicles to the Indian market.
Under this arrangement, the company aims to bring its EV Star Cab and Chassis Right Hand Drive EV Star CC RHD to India. These vehicles feature a standard battery pack of 62.5 kWh with a claimed payload of 4,095 kgs and with a range of 150 km. With an optional battery pack of 118 kWh, the vehicle can take a payload of 3,675 kgs with a range of 250 km.
Brendan Riley, President, GreenPower, said, “We are excited to work with Jupiter to conform (homologate) a right-hand-drive version of the vehicle that is already proven and popular in North America. This collaboration leverages the proven EV prowess of GreenPower and the manufacturing and distribution strength of JWL.”
Jupiter manufactures railway wagons, passenger coaches, wagon components and castings in India with customers such as the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Shipping, Tata Motors, Volvo Eicher Motors, BharatBenz and Avia Motors. Jupiter owns manufacturing facilities across India.