Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles: Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus with Stimulus money

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus with Stimulus money

Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus — TheTransitWire.com

Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus

May 6, 2009

Foothill Transit, in West Covina (CA), will use federal stimulus funds to purchase three electric buses and wayside fast-charging equipment from Proterra LLC. The buses can travel 30 miles between charges; the docking stations can deliver a 95% charge in less than 10 minutes. “Recent rapid advancement in battery and vehicle technology have made this bleeding edge project possible,” said Peggy Delach, Chair of Foothill Transit’s Executive Board. “And the challenges that we face with our environment demand that we expand beyond what’s available into what’s possible. This is the time and place for possibility. Excited doesn’t begin to describe how we feel. This is history.” Link to press release from Foothill Transit.