Volta Trucks, a start-up manufacturer of 16-ton gvw electric trucks under the brand name of Volta Zero, has selected California-based Proterra, as its battery supplier.

Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc has opened a new battery production line at its electric bus manufacturing facility in City of Industry, Los Angeles County.

Proterra Inc has launched its new battery-electric transit bus, the Proterra ZX5.

Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc, also a producer of batteries, has unveiled its very latest series of battery packs, called the H Series, which offer customisable energy storage systems to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

Electric bus manufacturer, battery, drivetrain and charging infrastructure supplier, Proterra Inc, has secured a USD200m investment led by Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC along with supporting investments from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management, and Broadscale Group.

As part of the company’s strategy to expand operations, senior management roles at electric vehicle builder, Proterra Inc, have been restructured appointing current chairman, Jack Allen as chairman and chief executive officer and Ryan Popple, Proterra’s current CEO since 2014, appointed as co-founder and executive director.

Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc, has collaborated with Daimler subsidiary Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to develop the MT50e, a new all-electric delivery truck chassis.

Electric transportation specialist, Proterra Inc, has launched a multi-dispenser charging solution enabling Proterra charging systems to have multiple low-profile charging dispensers paired with a single Power Control System.

Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc, has launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions; a full suite of options enabling turnkey delivery of a complete energy ‘ecosystem’ for heavy-duty electric fleets.

Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc, has completed an evaluation programme at the Altoona Bus Research & Testing facility with its 35ft Catalyst E2, fitted with 440kWh of on-board energy storage; the most energy on board a 35-foot bus tested at Altoona.