We've been crying for this for years. Airports, as you know, can be cancerous centers of heavy waste and emissions. Yet, as proven here, as proven at airports like Denver International who we profiled on radio, they don't need to be.
EV technology for heavy trucks and buses has taken massive steps forward. In our view any vehicle that runs at the airport, carrying people or cargo, should run purely on clean energy.
Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. RDU selected Proterra as its battery-electric bus provider citing the company’s sustainability, performance and operational cost-savings excellence. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas.
“Bringing zero-emission buses to airports throughout North America is an integral part of Proterra’s next stage of growth, and we couldn’t be happier to announce RDU as our first airport customer,” said Ryan Popple, CEO of Proterra.
Currently, RDU shuttle buses transport on average 112,166 passengers and luggage per month between the airport’s two ParkRDU Economy lots and terminals with a diesel-powered fleet consisting of 14, 40-foot transit buses that are replaced every 7-10 years. Funded in part by a $1.6 million zero-emissions vehicle grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the new Proterra battery-electric buses will replace four older diesel buses, resulting in the elimination 16.9 million pounds of greenhouse gases over the lifetime of these vehicles.
“The purchase of these four buses demonstrates our commitment to a world-class airport experience,” said Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority President and CEO Michael Landguth. “We are excited about both the sustainable benefits as well as the improved passenger experience these new buses will provide...."
SEE MORE AT: http://www.renewablenownetwork.com/raleigh-durham-airports-first-electric-airport-passenger-bus-fleet/
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