According to the Proterra website their low floor transit buses get
between 234 and 328 miles per charge depending on the model. I didn't
see any other buses that looked appropriate for Cap Metro during my
quick look.
https://www.proterra.com/vehicles/catalyst-electric-bus/
-Brandon
On 1/27/20 5:38 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
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EVLN: Austin CapMetro e-buses hit the road> cleaner-ride (v)
]
% To find out who made Austin CapMetro's e-buses, I called them:
https://capmetro.org/help/
For Customer Service customer.serv...@capmetro.org
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
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% 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}
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