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Thomas Built Buses North Carolina Factory

Thomas Built Buses, Inc.

High Point, NC, USA

-79.9958208355848, 35.9188853362404

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 541

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 11/4/2017

Target for Starting Production: 2019

Date Commercial Production Started: 10/28/2020

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 280

Congressional District: NC6

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Thomas Announces New Plant In North Carolina For School Bus Production”, Thomas Built Buses, 02 Jun 2002. 🔗


“Daimler with Proterra: the Jouley electric school bus is eligible for fundings”, Editorial, Sustainable Bus, 30 Jul 2019. 🔗


“Thomas Built Buses Ignites More Electric Talk with New ZEV”, Ryan Gray, School Transportation News, 03 Nov 2017. 🔗


“Thomas Built Buses Begins Delivery of Proterra Powered Electric School Buses in Virginia”, Thomas Built Buses, 27 Oct 2020. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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