Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc of Burlingame, California, has launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions; a full suite of options enabling turnkey delivery of a complete energy ‘ecosystem’ for heavy-duty electric fleets. This includes design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimisation. With this comprehensive solution, operators of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets such as transit bus, school bus, truck and other vehicles can lower upfront cost, reduce risk, and simplify the transition to electric vehicles, says the company.

Proterra Energy fleet solutions designs, builds, deploys and maintains proprietary electric buses, batteries, chargers and charging infrastructure purpose-built for heavy-duty electric vehicle application and can deliver a comprehensive solution with a single point of contact. Customers deploying battery-electric vehicle fleets can engage with Proterra experts, says the company, in a sophisticated planning process, which includes high-fidelity route simulations, fleet modelling, and a detailed total cost of ownership analysis to determine the right vehicle, battery and charging configurations to meet individual route requirements now and as the fleet scales. Proterra offers turnkey charging infrastructure installation for fleet depots and charging yards, including management of the entire build process from design to implementation.