Charging
Charging: CCS1 DC or J1772 AC at the depot
Autonomy: not published. Software: LionBeat telematics.
Configurations: Purpose-built electric Type C; built in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.
Primary use: Quebec pupil transport; no warranty support outside Quebec after 2025 relaunch.
Vehicle record
Vehicle record
| Make | Lion Electric |
| Class | bus |
| Type | school bus |
| Weight class | Type C |
| Country | Canada |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Battery (kWh) | 126-210 |
| Charging | CCS1 DC or J1772 AC at the depot |
| Seats | 72 |
| Configurations | Purpose-built electric Type C; built in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
| Dual-use | no |
| Software | LionBeat telematics |
| Primary use | Quebec pupil transport; no warranty support outside Quebec after 2025 relaunch |
| Status | in production |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: thelionelectric.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Electric School Buses. Commercial vehicles are compared on battery and range against the duty cycle, how they charge at the depot or on the corridor, the configurations each platform is sold in, autonomy and fleet software, and whether a consumer version shares the platform.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| All American RE Electric (Blue Bird) | school bus | in production |
| Vision Electric (Blue Bird) | school bus | in production |
| BEAST (GreenPower) | school bus | in production |
| Nano BEAST (GreenPower) | school bus | in production |
| CE Series Electric (IC Bus) | school bus | in production |
| G5 Electric (Micro Bird) | school bus | in production |
| Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley (Thomas Built Buses) | school bus | in production |
| Achiever (BYD) | school bus | discontinued |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- LionC (Lion Electric)
- Sources
- ElectronsX commercial and municipal dataset; manufacturer specifications and releases
- Updated
- 2026-10