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posted by CoolHand on Thursday September 21 2017, @05:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the driving-all-day dept.

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Think it was impressive when a Tesla club drove a Model S nearly 670 miles? It has nothing on what Proterra just managed. The startup just drove a Catalyst E2 Max electric bus a whopping 1,101.2 miles on a single charge. That's the furthest any EV has managed before recharging, and well past the 1,013.8 miles driven by the previous record-holder, a one-seat experimental car nicknamed "Boozer." It's not hard to see how Proterra managed the feat when you know about the technology, but this still bodes well for eco-friendly public transportation.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/19/electric-bus-travels-record-1101-miles-on-one-charge/


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 21 2017, @08:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 21 2017, @08:25PM (#571383)

    > A million dollars per bus, after you add charging and maintenance facilities.

    The price per bus for the 40-foot bus is $496,267 and the contract includes special tools, manuals, training and spare parts for a total contract amount of $22,737,553. The price per bus for the 60-foot bus is $755,074 and also includes special tools, testing, manuals,training and spare parts for a total contract amount of $57,334,968.

    (from a 2014 press release about NYC Transit's purchase of diesel buses [mta.info])

    Proterra's bus is 40 feet long.