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% To find out who made Austin CapMetro's e-buses, I called them: https://capmetro.org/help/ For Customer Service [email protected] Call the GO Line - 512-474-1200 option 1, 0 Their rep looked up batteries on her paperwork, and said yes their Austin e-buses were made by Proterra (they must have to re-order batteries from them as well?) I did a search with lots of hits stating same: https://www.google.com/search?q=Proterra+Austin+Capital+Metro+buses Here is a current -pr- news item with more detail & a pic % : https://communityimpact.com/austin/northwest-austin/transportation/2020/01/20/capital-metro-starts-electrifying-its-transit-fleet-first-2-electric-buses-go-into-service-jan-26/ Capital Metro starts electrifying its transit fleet; first 2 electric buses go into service Jan. 26 Jan 20, 2020 - According to a Proterra rep ... Electric buses can take three to six hours to charge and travel up to 175 miles per charge ... https://communityimpact.com/uploads/images/2020/01/20/31885.jpg - % Done % : >(Willie sez) Another topic: I passed some information to Bruce and ask him to pass to David< - % btw: I search world, national, and local media sources for the EV news I find (Yea, its a lot of unpaid-work). Local telecom .co Spectrum offers local news for S.Central-TX cities. This link searches Spectrum-news for EVs items: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/search#electric%20cars/1/ Here are a few links locals (like Willie & I) might find interesting: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/11/18/san-antonio-program-allows-anyone-to-buy-and-use-solar-panels San Antonio Program Allows Anyone to Buy and Use Solar Panels Nov. 18, 2019 SAN ANTONIO – An East Side San Antonio woman is spreading the word about a program where energy customers can benefit from solar panels even if they don’t have a roof to put them on ... (video flash) https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/12/04/autonomous-vehicles-take-san-antonio-residents-for-a-test-drive Autonomous Vehicles Take San Antonio Residents for a Test Drive Dec. 04, 2019 SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Auto and Truck Show brought us plenty of vehicles that allow you to get behind the wheel, but if you wanted to experience the autonomous kind, Hemisfair had your back this week ... (video flash) https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/08/16/transportation-leaders-seek-to-allow-electric-assist-motors-on-pedicabs- Transportation Leaders Seek to Allow Electric-Assist Motors on Pedicabs Aug. 16, 2019 AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin Transportation Department officials are recommending to turn a pilot program with pedicabs into a more permanent initiative. For the past 18 months, some downtown pedicab drivers have been getting a big boost, thanks to electric-assist motors ... (video flash) % And lastly, their burb on Austin's 2019 NDEW (National Drive Electric Week) EVent. Sadly, their video does not show me (and my rollator/walker) talking EVs to the public. But it does give you a whiff of how many Austin local EVs participted (I know I had a good-time, despitethe long drveback) % : https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2019/09/15/austin-electric-vehicle-car-show-and-expo Electric Car Enthusiasts Gather in Austin for Car Show and Expo Sep. 15, 2019 AUSTIN, Texas -- Electric car enthusiasts were at the Electric Vehicle Car Show and Expo in Austin to see and learn about the latest vehicle technology ... (video flash) For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
