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Proterra Inc. recently completed construction of its first all-electric bus—EcoRide BE35™—assembled entirely at its Phase 1 manufacturing facility in Greenville, SC. This battery-powered electric vehicle can charge in less than 10 minutes and provides fuel efficiency of between 17 and 29 miles per gallon (diesel equivalent).

This bus will be sent to the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center for safety testing required by the Federal Transit Administration—the first all-electric bus to undergo testing at the center. Proterra will begin mass producing and selling the bus on a commercial scale after it completes Altoona testing.

“All of Greenville congratulates Proterra on achieving this milestone,” said Greenville Mayor Knox White. “We look forward to working with Proterra on the completion of additional buses from this facility and helping the company open the doors of its Phase 2 facilities in 2012.”

“With the support of the Greenville community, Proterra is excited to see the first EcoRide BE35™ bus rolling off our new assembly line,” said Jeff Granato, chief executive officer of Proterra. “The Phase 1 and Phase 2 Greenville facilities will help us keep up with the international demand for Proterra’s all-electric, zero-emission bus and 10-minute FastFill™ charging stations.”

Proterra is preparing to break ground later this year on its larger, state-of-the-art Phase 2 plant, located on the campus of Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research.

Last year, Proterra joined Foothill Transit in West Covina, CA, to roll out three EcoRide BE35™ transit buses. Also, five U.S. public transit agencies have received FTA grants through the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program to purchase 20 fast-charge battery electric transit buses and four charging stations—and Proterra is the only vendor whose equipment meets the specifications.

Employees at Proterra’s Greenville, SC, plant pose in front of the first all-electric bus assembled entirely at their facility.

 

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