Proterra
EcoRide B35 all-electric transit bus
- lightweight, composite-bodied people mover features the 10 minute recharge-capable TerraVolt™ Energy Storage System
- based around batteries from Altairnano
- Its regenerative brakes can recapture up to 90 percent of the vehicle's kinetic energy
- range between 30 and 40 miles
- has a higher upfront pricetag than its diesel counterparts
- the $-difference can be absorbed well before the end of its expected 12-year life through lower energy and maintenance costs.
California has a mandate that dictates 15 percent of all buses added to fleets after 2011 be zero-emission vehicles.
Colorado based
Porterra has been designing and manufacturing the world's most efficient commercial vehicle technologies since 2004.
With hybrid and battery-electric buses that are built from the ground-up in Colorado, Proterra has patented clean transit technology serving the commercial sector with solutions for city transit buses to class 4-8 trucks.