{"id":9345,"date":"2017-09-21T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T04:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=9345"},"modified":"2017-09-21T09:38:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T04:08:47","slug":"silicon-valley-based-proterra-just-set-a-new-record-for-its-electric-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=9345","title":{"rendered":"\u090f\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091c \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0967\u0967\u0966\u0966 \u092e\u0940\u0932 \u091a\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0938 \u092c\u0928\u0940 : Silicon Valley-based Proterra just set a new record for its electric bus."},"content":{"rendered":"

Silicon Valley-based Proterra just set a new record for its electric bus.<\/p>\n

Proterra said its new long-range version of its Catalyst E2 bus drove 1,101.2 miles on a single charge at the Navistar Proving Grounds in New Carlisle, Indiana. The record-breaking test shows battery tech has come a long way in allowing heavy-duty vehicles to seriously compete with their diesel-engine counterparts.<\/p>\n

“Driven by the best cost savings-per- mile, we believe the business case for heavy-duty electric buses is superior to all other applications, and that the transit market will be the first to transition completely to battery-electric powered vehicles,” Proterra CEO Ryan Popple said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Proterra currently sells a 40-foot Catalyst E2 with a 350-mile driving range for $700,000 a piece. As of June, Proterra had sold 400 buses in 15 states across the country.<\/p>\n

The long-range variant will eventually go up for sale, Popple told Forbes.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2004, Proterra has collaborated with LG Chem to develop batteries that can support heavy-duty vehicles. Proterra recently opened a new factory in Burlingame, California to ramp up production of the E2 battery packs.<\/p>\n

The Catalyst E2, however, is more expensive than traditional diesel buses that cost roughly $500,000 each, Fortune reported.\"protera<\/a><\/p>\n

The startup has launched a new battery financing model so transit agencies can buy the Catalyst E2 at roughly the same price as a diesel alternative, Proterra said in a statement. Park City Transit in Utah has used the option to purchase six buses, but price may end up being Proterra’s biggest remaining challenge.<\/p>\n

Proterra joins several other companies in the race to offer heavy-duty, electric vehicles. Tesla plans to reveal an electric semitrailer in October.<\/p>\n

Proterra manufactures its buses at its plants in Greenville, South Carolina and Los Angeles. The company has raised $195 million and is eyeing a 2018 IPO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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