Vicinity Motor Corp, a leading supplier of electric, CNG, gas and clean diesel vehicles, has announced that it has partnered with Aereus Technologies to offer its CuVerro Shield technology as an optional feature on all its Vicinity Classic and Lightning EV buses.
The Vancouver-based company said the technology is also available for retrofit application for all current operating fleets of Vicinity buses throughout North America.
CuVerro Shield is a patented permanent, non-chemical treatment that helps protect transit passengers and operators from the transmittal of harmful bacteria for the entire service life of the vehicle through standard cleaning and upkeep. The treatment, which kills 99.9% of bacteria in two hours and never wears off, is registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to make specific health claims.
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Vicinity said it is leveraging the health and safety technology enhancement for its vehicles to position it for early leadership and growth in what it believes will become the new normal technology to deal with what has become an ongoing public health issue. Offering the CuVerro Shield enhancements will add to its competitive advantages and help to further expand its market share throughout North America, the company added.
"With the increasing awareness and need for antimicrobial strategies in the public space, we believe that both transit vehicle operators and passengers can benefit from CuVerro Shield," Vicinity Motor founder and CEO William Trainer said in a statement.
"Aereus Technologies has created an impressive and cost-effective solution with its non-tarnishing copper alloy technology that has permanent efficacy over the life of the vehicle. This allows our long-time customers to easily retrofit existing vehicles without a significant impact to vehicle availability," he added.
The company also announced that certain eligible directors have requested that their remuneration for the 2021 calendar year be paid in deferred share units (DSUs) and accordingly, it has granted 28,671 DSUs in connection with directors remuneration for fiscal 3Q 2021.
Vicinity’s flagship line of buses, which maintains a market segment leadership position in Canada, is produced by the firm’s world-class manufacturing partners and will be produced at the soon-to-be-completed Buy America Act compliant assembly facility in the State of Washington.
The company's innovative Vicinity Lightning EV bus, enabled through a strategic supply agreement with BMW for batteries and components, seeks to lead the global transition to more sustainable transit vehicles.
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