The public transportation provider Foothill Transit in Los Angeles County has received a state award to help it establish quick-charge stations for new electric buses.
The California Energy Commission will chip in $200,000 to be added to $3.2 million in other funding for the project.
Foothill Transit now operates 314 buses in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. According to a news release from the Energy Commission, it is the first transit organization in California to commit to using electric transit buses for everyday service.
The electric bus demonstration project will build two quick-charge stations in West Covina for up to 12 Ecoliner buses manufactured by the company Proterra. Three of the 35-foot buses have already been placed in service. The project will install “halo” inductive charging systems that can recharge the bus batteries from a 10 percent charge to a 95 percent charge in 10 minutes or less.
The project will provide information to the manufacturer on battery life and performance with this type of charging.
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Source: sunpluggers.com
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