Funding has been awarded to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for the deployment of 15 all-electric Proterra buses, as well as 11 Proterra depot chargers + 4 Proterra fast chargers. The funding was provided by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to help clean up California’s air.
The American electric bus company Proterra has unveiled a new series of long-range buses — the Catalyst E2 series — possessing a nominal range of 194–350 miles per full-charge. The electric buses, outfitted with battery pack capacities of between 440–660 kilowatt-hours (kWh), are of course able to go much further than that in the … [continued]
If you don’t know Ryan Popple yet, you should. In terms of movers and shakers in cleantech, Popple is a formidable force for good. A former partner at the VC firm Kleiner Perkins whose investment management areas primarily focused on late-stage cleantech transportation firms, Popple also served as Senior Director … [continued]
The electric bus manufacturer Proterra has opened up its patents for overhead on-route fast-charging technology to the broader transportation industry on a royalty-free basis. The stated goal behind the move is the acceleration of electric bus and heavy-duty transportation technology development and implementation. The recent press release provides more, commenting that, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. One of the leading electric bus firms in the US, Proterra, has won the majority of the vehicle supply contracts accompanying the awards supplied through the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Grant, according to a new press release. What this means … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. In anticipation of a production increase during 2016, Proterra recently placed a new order with UQM Technologies for the company’s HD electric drive systems, according to a new press release. The new HD electric drive systems order will be fulfilled during 2016, and will allow … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Proterra’s electric buses have passed the 2 million service miles mark in the US, according to an email sent to EV Obsession. The company’s electric bus milestone was achieved thanks to the 63 Proterra buses currently in operation in the US — in the states of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Associated Students of the University of Montana Transportation has placed an order for 2 Proterra 40-foot Catalyst Fast Charge buses and one semi-autonomous fast charger for its UDASH routes, according to a news release from the company. This means that the Associated Students of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The noted electric bus manufacturer Proterra will now be offering an option for factory installation of Mobileye’s aftermarket collision avoidance solution, as of 2016 models, according to recent reports. For some background here, Mobileye is the provider for the base “autopilot” currently used in Tesla’s … [continued]
The electric bus market will benefit from the VW “clean diesel” emissions fraud scandal, and the US company Proterra is ready to jump right in.
