Charlotte Airport Gets Electric Buses. Who’s Next — ATL? IAD? JFK?
Charlotte Douglas International Airport currently operates 70 diesel-powered buses, and it wants to replace those with 50 electric buses within the next 7–10 years.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport currently operates 70 diesel-powered buses, and it wants to replace those with 50 electric buses within the next 7–10 years.
Proterra is well known for being a pioneer in the electric bus market in the United States. After years of being hyper-focused on that tech solution, the company has just expanded out into high-power charging stations.
Cites around the US are turning to electric buses to satisfy their zero emissions transit goals.
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Are you excited about the large-scale arrival of electric buses? Are you uplifted by the promise of cleaner air on our streets and at our kids’ schools? Do you want to help produce those electric buses? In Los Angeles, you can now learn how to do so.
There have been quite a lot of electric bus stories lately. We reported on several in August, but there were at least another 13 that we didn’t get to. Below are short summaries of each of those. First, though, here are the 8 that we already wrote about:
Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, today unveiled its newest series of battery packs, the H Series, which offers a customizable energy storage system to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
New partnership represents first Proterra Powered vehicle outside North American market.
Canadian transit operator Edmonton Transit took delivery of the first 21 electric buses from Proterra this month from a total order of 40 electric buses for the year. The 21 buses will go into service in August, providing nearly silent, emissions free transit service to Edmonton residents.
When it comes to electric vehicles, passenger cars grab most of the headlines — especially fast and glamorous ones made by a certain California company. However, electric buses represent one of the most exciting stories in the EV world — electrifying buses offers a huge opportunity to reduce emissions, and cut costs for transit agencies.