All-electric bus * USA - Picking up passengers in Southern California
Mass Transit is a much more environmentally friendly way to get people around than individual cars
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -Greentechmedia, by Darren Quick -September 1, 2010: ... Commuters in the San Gabriel/Pamona area of Los Angeles County can do their bit for the environment by traveling on three Proterra EcoRide BE35 all-electric buses purchased by Foothill Transit... Public transportation company, Foothill Transit, has purchased three of the buses and two charging stations from Proterra. The buses have 72 kW-h lithium-ion battery packs that are just 50 percent larger than the 53 kW-h battery packs found in the Tesla Roadster and provide the buses with three hours of running time or a range of 30 miles (48km). They come in 550lb (249kg), 18 kW-h modular units supplied by Altairnano... Foothill Transit is paying Proterra US$5.6 million for the three EcoRide BE-35 buses and two chargers but, if all goes well, hopes to expand its fleet to 12 buses... (Photo from greentechmedia/SEE VIDEO: The EcoRide BE-35 all-electric bus)Labels: electric buses
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