** U.S.-listed shares of GreenPower Motor Company Inc GP.O
jump 15.1% to $2.59 early Thurs after co secures $15 mln
electric school bus order
** GP shares on track for biggest one-day pct rise in three
months
** Canada-headquartered medium/heavy-duty EV maker says
state of West Virginia ordered 41 of its Type D BEAST and Type A
Nano BEAST school buses
** As part of order, co says received $3 mln deposit from
the state to manufacture zero-emission, all-electric school
buses in West Virginia
** With move on the session, GP shares up 50% YTD, but down
66% over the past 12 months
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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