Leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology Proterra Inc announced that Capital Metro in Austin in Texas has approved a plan to purchase 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring a total of more than 17 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. The plan approved by Capital Metro also contains options for the agency to acquire an additional 126 40-foot electric transit buses and chargers over five years. Capital Metro’s first Proterra ZX5 Max buses are slated to be delivered in 2022.Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s industry-leading battery technology systems. The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max selected by Capital Metro features 675 kWh of energy storage to deliver up to 329 miles of drive range on a single charge, which represents the most energy storage and longest drive range of any 40-foot electric bus available in the market today.Capital Metro has established a goal to transition its entire fleet of more than 400 transit vehicles with zero-emission buses.
Leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology Proterra Inc announced that Capital Metro in Austin in Texas has approved a plan to purchase 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring a total of more than 17 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. The plan approved by Capital Metro also contains options for the agency to acquire an additional 126 40-foot electric transit buses and chargers over five years. Capital Metro’s first Proterra ZX5 Max buses are slated to be delivered in 2022.Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s industry-leading battery technology systems. The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max selected by Capital Metro features 675 kWh of energy storage to deliver up to 329 miles of drive range on a single charge, which represents the most energy storage and longest drive range of any 40-foot electric bus available in the market today.Capital Metro has established a goal to transition its entire fleet of more than 400 transit vehicles with zero-emission buses.