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Quebec Transport Company Orders 50 Lion Electric School Buses
Deliveries of the new buses to Autobus Campeau are expected to start in the first quarter of 2023.
April 5, 2022
Autobus Campeau has had one LionC bus in its fleet since 2016. The new buses will be used on school routes in the Brownsburg-Chatham, Gatineau and Rigaud regions of Quebec.
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Lion Electric Company has received an order for 50 all-electric LionC school buses from Autobus Campeau in the province of Quebec, with deliveries to begin by the first quarter of 2023.
The new buses will be used on school routes in the Brownsburg-Chatham, Gatineau and Rigaud regions and are in addition to the LionC which Autobus Campeau has been operating in their school bus fleet since 2016.
"We're quite pleased to continue our collaboration with Autobus Campeau," said Benoit Morin, vice president of bus sales in Canada for Lion Electric. "This new order is proof that the future of school transportation is electric and we're proud to continue our collaboration with an important transportation provider like Autobus Campeau."
"We're proud to continue electrifying our fleet with Lion vehicles and we are seeing the benefits of driving electric in our operations, with our drivers and with the students we transport every day," said Jonathan Lauzon, Autobus Campeau's general manager.
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