ABC Companies, Proterra launch NA’s largest electric motorcoach charging facility

July 19, 2023 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

ABC Companies and Proterra Inc announced the official opening of North America’s largest electric motorcoach charging facility.

Located on a 3.5-acre campus in Newark, California,…

ABC Companies highlights sustainable travel during Seattle event

August 21, 2022 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

As part of its Zero Emissions Tour, ABC Companies made a stop in Seattle to highlight sustainable travel. 

The gathering showcased the…

Optimal-EV, Proterra partner to introduce all-electric, low-floor shuttle

July 28, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Optimal-EV and Proterra announced a new partnership that will pair Proterra’s battery technology with the industry’s first all-electric S1LF low-floor cutaway shuttle bus for the…

Proterra workers unionize

February 19, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

The United Steelworkers Union announced its representation of more than 60 employees at the Proterra electric bus assembly plant in City of Industry, California. “After…

Electrical shorts

February 15, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

BYD pushed its Latin American sales total to 1,035 electric buses in 2019. The manufacturer accounts for 71 percent of the region’s electric bus sales.…

NHTSA safety recalls announced

February 6, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Proterra, Temsa, Thomas Built and Prevost buses and motorcoaches were subjects of year-end safety recalls announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. No accidents…

Idaho and Kansas transit authorities contract with Proterra for battery-electric buses

December 22, 2019 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Idaho and Kansas transit authorities have contracted with Proterra for the first battery-electric buses in those states, the company announced.

Battery science earns Nobel Prize and speeds bus electrification

November 25, 2019 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

by Peter Corbett

It’s taken decades to reach this point, but lithium-ion battery technology is poised to power growing fleets of electric buses and motorcoaches.

Alternative Fuel News: November 1, 2019 edition

November 8, 2019 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

BYD (Build Your Dreams) introduced two electric vehicles at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis. The C9M Motor Coach is the first 40-foot battery-electric motor coach of…

Electric motorcoach fleets will need more than extension cords

April 17, 2019 | by Rick Stoff |

The care and feeding of battery-electric motorcoaches will bring entirely new infrastructure needs for shop habitats accustomed to nurturing diesel engines.

“You need to have…