Proterra CEO Jack Allen also spoke at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, reinforcing the importance of domestic EV manufacturing.
The agency is working on collecting data and feedback on the feasibility of its new Proterra zero-emissions battery-electric buses as it powers through the impacts of the pandemic.
Original funding for the electric bus came from the FTA through the Low- or No-Emission Grant Program.
The buses will be monitored for their performance before the CTA authorizes the production of an additional 17 electric buses.
Lightning eMotors expects to produce 100 purpose-built Electric Transits this year, with a projection of up to 3,000 units by 2023.
A deal with Proterra completes Volta Trucks’s strategic sourcing of its electric powertrain. The venture will lead to production of the all-electric 16-ton Volta Zero commercial truck that can deliver freight inside urban areas.
The transaction represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion for Proterra.
An additional 10 units will be shipped to the U.S. in the first half of 2021. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers.
The new battery production line will manufacture Proterra’s industry-leading battery packs featuring new, next generation cells and will create dozens of new jobs in Los Angeles County.
With BCT’s purchase, Proterra has now sold more than 1,000 battery-electric transit buses in North America.
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