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Videosby StaffAugust 22, 2014

Proterra Ecoliner Electric Bus - Jay Leno's Garage

Proterra Ecoliner Electric Bus. Will this vehicle revolutionize mass transit? It incorporates elements of Formula 1, naval and tank technology, but the most important thing about this bus is the rapid charger on its roof, which means it can run 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2014

Proterra sells first 2nd-generation electric bus to Calif.

Foothill Transit became Proterra’s first customer and the first agency in the U.S. to operate EV buses in revenue service in 2010.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

Proterra raises $30M in funding, teases new vehicle

The second generation electric vehicle — a 40-foot transit bus — will be the lightest, most efficient and highest passenger capacity coach in its class.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2014

Proterra bus sets record for most miles traveled

The battery-electric bus traveled more than 700 miles in 24 hours and recorded an average fuel economy of nearly 27 miles per gallon — nearly six times that of a diesel bus and seven times that of CNG, according to company officials.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2014

Gov. touts Mass. agency's all-electric fleet

Also announces a new initiative, the Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles program, which will provide rebates of up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2014

Nashville MTA orders 7 Proterra all-electric buses

The buses will serve the free downtown Music City Circuit, which is designed to help residents and visitors reach sports and entertainment venues, downtown hotels, residences and offices more quickly and easily.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2014

LaHood joins Proterra board

The former secretary of transportation led the Federal Transit Administration’s Clean Fuels Program, which helped fund the purchase of electric vehicle buses by several cities across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

Mass. agency adds 3 more Proterra buses

The purchase increases the Worcester Regional Transit Authority's electric fleet to six buses — 13% of its entire fleet.

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ArticlesJanuary 14, 2014

LaFrance, local transit agencies forge partnerships, reap benefits

A lack of job stability in the transit bus industry, as well as the textile industry that services the transit market, is a key reason three transit properties and their seat fabric supplier forged a bond that has proven to be mutually beneficial to all participants.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2014

Proterra secures another $34M in funding

Expects to close Series C funding before the end of the first quarter of 2014.

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