BUSMAKERS NEWS * USA - Investing in tomorrow and create jobs today
(Video from YouTube, by usdotgov -11 Feb 2011: Proterra was founded in 2004 to build the "bus of tomorrow." And with the help of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration, the company has succeeded creating an electric bus that can be recharged in under ten minutes)
Greenville,S.C.,USA -USA DOT -1 March 2011: ... Proterra Inc., an electric bus manufacturer, thanks to federal investment has been able to develop incredible zero-emissions transit buses and add hundreds of new jobs in South Carolina... Proterra has hired to the Greenville community more than 120 workers, with plans to reach up to 350 workers by the end of this year and more than 1,300 by 2015... Although Federal Tranist Administration grants had helped the company develop its fuel-cell technology, Proterra did not make the leap from a research and development company into a full-fledged manufacturer until FTA grants made it possible for cash-strapped transit agencies across the country to order new buses... The Obama Administration is investing in tomorrow and creating jobs today.
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