Proterra e-buses for JTB Hawaii
By Heather Rose - 28th February 2019
USA - JTB Hawaii Inc, a tourist travel service provider in the Hawaiian Islands, is purchasing three 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and two Proterra 60 kW plug-in chargers. They will be operated by its ground transport subsidiary, Travel Plaza Transportation LLC (TPT). The Proterra electric buses are to replace three of JTB Hawaii's 17 diesel-fuelled transit buses.
JTB Hawaii is Proterra's first customer in Hawaii, the first U.S. state to adopt a 100% renewable energy portfolio standard. Hawaii aims to become the nation's first carbon neutral economy by 2045. Currently it claims to have the second-highest percentage of non-commercial hybrid or electric vehicles in the USA, and Honolulu leads the country with the most per capita photovoltaic solar installations. Hawaii is particularly focused on reducing petroleum use in its transportation sector.
