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.
Miami-Dade is taking a big first step into the electrified future with the purchase of 33 fully electric buses from Proterra. The agreement represents the largest purchase of electric buses to date on the east coast of the United States.
Electric bus company Proterra is pushing into new territory with a new line of vehicle electrification solutions called Proterra Powered that take the same tech Proterra has used in its vehicles for years and lets other manufacturers purchase it for their vehicles.
Proterra continues to make headway in replacing polluting combustion buses with its clean fully electric buses with a new deal that will see five 25-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 buses heading off for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Alexander Dennis Inc (ADI), Proterra, and Southern California’s Foothill Transit announce the first electric double deck bus order for a public transit agency in North America. ADI selected Proterra’s E3 battery technology for its next-generation double deck Enviro500 platform for the North American market.
American electric bus manufacturer Proterra introduced its new high-power charging solutions this week at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The three new solutions were introduced under Proterra’s Power Control Systems line. They range from 60 kW to 500 kW, opening up new use cases for fleet operators around the world.
Proterra and LG Chem are blowing the lid off a new battery cell that the pair have co-developed. The announcement comes as Proterra brings its new battery manufacturing facility online, which is capable of cranking out over 500 MWh of high-voltage packs per year for its heavy-duty electric vehicles.
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 market will benefit from the VW “clean diesel” emissions fraud scandal, and the US company Proterra is ready to jump right in.
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Californian cities of Stockton and Porterville will soon be home to a number of Proterra Catalyst electric buses, according to a recent press release. The electric buses — being purchased with funding from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District — will … [continued]
