Lion Electric Receives Conditional Order for 55 100% Electric School Buses from Groupe Séguin

MONTREAL, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) ("Lion" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today that it has received an order from Groupe Autobus Séguin (Autobus Séguin) for 55 100% electric school buses, including 45 LionA and 10 LionC models, to be delivered by 2025. The order is conditional upon the satisfactory grant of funding under the Quebec government's School Transportation Electrification Program and the Canadian federal government's Zero Emission Transit Fund. 

The order of 55 new zero-emission school buses comes following the 60 vehicles that Autobus Séguin previously acquired in January 2021, 10 of which are already on the road. The new buses will be used on school routes in the Montreal and Laval regions in the province of Quebec. 

"We're very pleased to continue our collaboration with Autobus Séguin to transport even more students in zero-emission vehicles, which benefits their health. The fact that our customers repeat large orders is a sign that the transition to electrification is well underway and that Lion's products are successful in all markets. We applaud Autobus Seguin for being a leader in zero-emission transportation," stated Marc Bédard, CEO – Founder of Lion Electric.

"Transporting children in sustainable vehicles is particularly important to Groupe Autobus Séguin. That's why our goal is to electrify 75% of our fleet by 2030, and with the order announced today, we're certainly moving in the right direction," concluded Stéphane Boisvert, President of Autobus Groupe Séguin. 

About Lion Electric

Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero emission vehicles. We think, design and manufacture all-electric, class 5 to class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric buses and minibuses for the school, paratransit and mass transit segments. Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds and assembles many of its vehicles' components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins and bus bodies.

Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features that are specifically adapted to its users and their everyday needs. We believe that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.

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About Groupe Autobus Séguin

Founded by Gérald Séguin in 1979, Autobus Groupe Séguin has built an enviable reputation in the school and charter transportation industry. For more than forty years, our mission has been to offer a highly secure service while having at heart to satisfy our customers, our passengers and our great team of employees. 

The company has more than 310 vehicles to serve seven school service centres, private colleges and a large customer base for extracurricular and sports activities, as well as for other destinations. Always on the lookout for new ideas, the management team is actively involved in the Fédération des transporteurs par autobus du Québec. 

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