What charges faster than your cell phone? Foothill Transit’s new Ecoliner buses. The southern California agency will place three all-electric buses in passenger service next week after a successful trial. Manufactured by Proterra, the Ecoliners can run up to three hours and recharge their battery in less than 10 minutes. “Recent rapid advancement in battery and vehicle technology has made this leading edge project possible,” said Roger Chandler, chair of Foothill Transit’s executive board, in a statement. “Excited doesn’t begin to describe how we feel. This is history.” The project was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Link to full story in Denver Business Journal.
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