NREL analysis of Proterra electric bus demo finds average fuel economy nearly 4x that of CNG baseline buses
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Proterra battery-electric buses in service in a 12- vehicle demonstration by Foothill Transit in California offered significant fuel savings compared to similar conventional vehicles, according to a recently published analysis of the results of the demonstration by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The NREL team found, inter alia , that the battery-electric buses (BEBs)had an overall average efficiency of 2.15 kWh per mile on the service route, which equated to 17.48 miles per die
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