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Foothill Transit launching fully fast-charging electric bus line

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This Ecoliner was the first of its kind in the US and now, with to the purchase of 12 more buses from Proterra LLC, the agency’s Line 291, which travels between the cities of Pomona and La Verne, will carry passengers exclusively with these vehicles. Foothill Transit became the first public transit agency in the nation to purchase the new V2.

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Kokam deploys new 24MW and 16MW Lithium NMC energy storage systems for frequency regulation

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The 24 MW system is the largest capacity Lithium NMC ESS used for frequency regulation in the world. For example, the three Kokam ESSs will deliver an estimated annual savings of US$13 million in fuel costs, providing fuel cost savings three times larger than the ESSs’ purchase price over the systems’ lifetimes.

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CEC awards Proterra $3M toward electric bus manufacturing plant; Foothill Transit orders 13 more buses

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The proposed facility, to be located in the San Gabriel Valley, is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2015 and will create more than 70 new local jobs. Proterra’s TerraVolt FC fast charge battery options (lithium titanate, LTO chemistry) allows for maximum run time with minimum dwell time.