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Successful Final Certification for the LionBattery MD Battery Pack

From Montreal comes the news that Lion Electric's LionBattery MD, a lithium-ion battery pack specifically designed for the Company's medium duty trucks and school buses, successfully obtained its final certification.

In collaboration with third-party testing partners, Lion conducted stringent testing to fulfill the certification requirements. The LionBattery MD pack is now certified to meet the most rigorous criteria and safety regulations in the automotive industry.

"The successful certification of the LionBattery MD pack showcases Lion's cutting-edge capabilities and underscores our commitment to a rigorous process of quality control and safety," said Marc Bedard, CEO-Founder of Lion. Marc further emphasized, "With the battery serving as the heart of Lion's all-electric vehicles, this certification represents a critical milestone in the execution of our strategy to vertically integrate the manufacturing of our purpose-built all-electric platforms."

The LionBattery MD packs are currently manufactured at Lion's state-of-the-art battery production facility. Today, with an annual manufacturing capacity of 1.7 gigawatt hours, the plant is capable of powering 5,000 of Lion's commercial vehicles per year.

 

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