(South Charleston, WV) Governor Jim Justice announced Wednesday that GreenPower Motor Company will be opening a 9.5-acre manufacturing facility in South Charleston, bringing hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars in economic impact to West Virginia.
Zero-emission, all-electric school busses will be produced in the 80,000 square-foot building. According to Governor Justice, the facility will bring up to 200 jobs to the state when manufacturing begins later this year with the potential to create as many as 900 jobs once the facility reaches full power.