Proterra already has experience in building buses: in the United States travels about three hundred copies of the models created by this company.
Company Proterra from the United States introduced a new model of electric bus Catalyst E2, which has a power reserve of up to 1,000 kilometers.
The new bus has a set of batteries with a total capacity of 660 kilowatt-hour. The company managed to sell in the U.S. market for more than 100 units of electric buses.
New model of electric bus Catalyst E2 has a body length of 13 meters. Curb weight of this vehicle is 18 tons.
Such a huge mass came out of sets of rechargeable batteries with a total capacity of 660 kilowatt-hour.
They provide an empty bus with one of the drivers of the reserve in 966 kilometers without recharging. As stated by the manufacturer, with a full cabin of people, this model of electric buses without recharging can travel from 312 to 563 kilometers.
Capacity of new model of electric bus Catalyst E2 is 40 seats. Acceleration from 0 to 32 kilometers per hour is 6.8 seconds. The maximum speed of current in an electric bus is 105 kilometers per hour.
At a special power station to fully charge the entire set of batteries of the electric bus Catalyst E2 lasts 5 hours. Company Proterra expects a large order from transportation companies of the United States.
