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Foothill Transit Battery Electric Bus Demonstration Results : Second Report
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2017-06-01
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Abstract:This report summarizes results of a battery electric bus (BEB) evaluation at Foothill Transit, located in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley region of Los Angeles County, California. Foothill Transit began a demonstration of three Proterra BEBs in October 2010 to evaluate the battery technology and determine if the BEBs could meet Foothill Transit’s service requirements. The initial demonstration went well and in 2014, Foothill Transit moved forward with an order of twelve next-generation BEBs from Proterra through a $10.2 million grant under the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program. Foothill Transit’s project goal was to fully electrify one route in its service area—Line 291—and to investigate the feasibility of the technology for other routes. These electric buses are 35-ft composite-body buses that are capable of being charged quickly on route via Proterra’s overhead charging system. The buses are charged midway along the route at a charging station built at the Pomona Transit Center. Foothill Transit began operating the new fleet of electric buses on line 291 in March 2014.
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