Electrek’s TakeĬhina leads the world in electric bus use by far, with more than 421,000 e-buses on the road in 2021 and 1.32 million projected for 2025. With these new electric buses, Miami-Dade will lead the way with the largest sustainable transportation fleet in Florida and one of the largest in the nation. This is a major step forward in Miami-Dade County’s commitment to incorporate clean, renewable energy to protect our environment and offer better transportation options. Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava said: It features three depot locations, each equipped with 25 120kW chargers at each location, for a total of 3 megawatts (MW) at each site and 9 MW across the three sites. The fleet charging installation project is one of the largest in North America.

The 40-foot ZX5+ buses with Duopower drivetrain that Miami-Dade bought has a seating capacity of 40 passengers and feature the following specifications: Total energyĦ5 mph at 5%, 48 mph at 10%, 31.5 mph at 15%ģ3 miles replenished per 10 min, 2 hours estimated time empty to full Its latest purchase brings Miami-Dade’s Proterra electric transit bus total to 75.īurlingame, California-headquartered Proterra designs and manufactures its products in the US. Miami-Dade’s new electric buses and chargers

Its first electric buses are slated to be delivered in 2022. The county also announced that it will install 75 Proterra chargers across three bus depots. Miami-Dade County in Florida today announced it has bought 42 Proterra ZX5+ electric transit buses, featuring a total of 19 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity.

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