Five Proterra Catalyst E2 vehicles were purchased through the FTA's Low or No-Emission Vehicle Deployment Grant.
With the DuoPower drivetrain, the Catalyst bus will now have nearly twice the horsepower and acceleration, and will be five times more efficient than a standard diesel bus.
Since the fleet debuted, the Seneca Proterra buses have received 27,950 charges, traveled more than 520,000 miles, and eliminated over 2,848,600 pounds of greenhouse gases — equivalent to planting 59,348 trees.
Proterra commemorated the company's new West Coast electric bus manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County on July 25th, which was attending by California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Company will manufacture the buses and charging infrastructure at its newest facility in Southern California, which was partially funded by the California Energy Commission.
Its nominal range of 194 miles to 350 miles means the Catalyst E2 series is capable of serving the full daily mileage needs of nearly every U.S. mass transit route on a single charge and offers the transit industry the first direct replacement for fossil-fueled transit vehicles.
An alert system such as Mobileye can give a distracted driver the opportunity to avoid a collision or mitigate its severity, according to the company.
Additional records include gradeability, weight and acceleration. While conventional diesel buses average 3.86 MPG, the Proterra Catalyst achieved the best efficiency rating ever for a 40-foot transit bus at 22 MPGe.
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