Proterra adds Optimal EV to growing list of battery and e-drivetrain customers
By Jim Gibbins - 1st August 2020
USA – Optimal Electric Vehicles LLC (Optimal-EV) of Plymouth, Michigan has announced it is working in a new partnership with heavy-duty electric transportation company, Proterra Inc of Burlingame, California, to use Proterra’s battery technology and charging systems for the development of an all-electric S1LF low-floor cutaway shuttle bus for the North American market.
Optimal-EV’s S1LF will be fitted Proterra’s high-performance battery system, which offers 113kWh of energy capacity, and Proterra’s all-electric drive system designed to enable more than 125 miles of driving range. The vehicle can be fully charged within about two hours with optional DC fast charging. The all-electric S1LF integrates a Ford E450 chassis platform with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 14,500 pounds, with no reduction in carrying capacity.
