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Proterra electric bus to begin 4-month trial in Anchorage, Alaska next week

Green Car Congress

The Municipality of Anchorage’s (MOA) Public Transportation Department (PTD) will put a new 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric/battery powered bus on trial next week. PTD partnered with MOA’s Solid Waste Services (SWS) to lease the bus. The bus will begin serving routes for the general public for a four-month trial period.

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

For EV drivers, cold temperatures slow down the chemical reactions in battery cells, and because they don't have heat-producing engines, EVs must use additional battery power to warm their cabins (although these can be pre-heated in plugged-in EVs).