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Great news, but the most interesting reading was about plans that are apparently currently being made to provide for a regional transit system using BRT. I knew BRT would be involved in a line from downtown to CU-ICAR, but they're also talking about linking the main Clemson campus, Furman, and the airport as well!
Great news, but the most interesting reading was about plans that are apparently currently being made to provide for a regional transit system using BRT. I knew BRT would be involved in a line from downtown to CU-ICAR, but they're also talking about linking the main Clemson campus, Furman, and the airport as well!
Interesting read. Would be a big foot forward to have a mass transit system of any sort in this area acting functionally.
Altho the speaker in the article was right, in my opinion. A successful Mass Transit system/implementation requires a more forward thinking process and losing the stigmas /stereotypes of public transportation. Some parts of this area are trying to come to terms with enforcing non-smoking restaurants and the possibilities of selling alcohol on Sundays in some locations, so I won't get my hopes up on this anytime soon.
Interesting read. Would be a big foot forward to have a mass transit system of any sort in this area acting functionally.
Altho the speaker in the article was right, in my opinion. A successful Mass Transit system/implementation requires a more forward thinking process and losing the stigmas /stereotypes of public transportation. Some parts of this area are trying to come to terms with enforcing non-smoking restaurants and the possibilities of selling alcohol on Sundays in some locations, so I won't get my hopes up on this anytime soon.
Believe me, the general populace in this area is very diverse in outlooks, and there are many who would use a system that could get them to/from work or shopping or the airport reliably. This is one of those "chicken or egg" things.
The onus is on the city or Greenlink (or some regional authority that may come after Greenlink) to educate & promote the benefits of using public transit and very real penalties (loss of federal funding due to high ozone levels, watsted engergy & time sitting in traffic, etc.) of not doing so. They need to be creative and persistent.
According to this article, Proterra and ICAR officials are discussing the possibility of developing a new large vehicle testing facility on the campus. The article also mentions how successful ICAR has become within a surprisingly short period of time.
According to this article, Proterra and ICAR officials are discussing the possibility of developing a new large vehicle testing facility on the campus. The article also mentions how successful ICAR has become within a surprisingly short period of time.
Proterra has moved into their temporarily facility. 30 workers hired so far (most locally) and 4 buses currently on assembly line. First bus to be complete in early-mid October. Construction slated to start on permanent manufacturing facility in fall at ICAR. Context Design Group out of Greenville has been hired to design the plant. Company has also received $20 million in investment capital financing from MK Energy and Infrastructure LLC.
Proterra Inc. said Wednesday it plans to make 20 of its battery-powered buses in Greenville in new business made possible by federal grants.
The company said transit agencies in four states will use nearly $27 million from the Federal Transit Administration to buy the zero-emission buses and four charging stations.
Proterra hailed the development as a “major commercial milestone” that accelerates its goal of replacing diesel buses with its own products.
“There’s more on the way,” said Jeff Granato, the company’s chief executive officer. “We can’t say anything more than that, but we definitely have a couple more announcements coming right around the corner.”
Granato said the first Greenville-made bus — an order for the U.S. Army — is scheduled to roll off the assembly line at the end of November.
He said Proterra will likely complete contracts with the transit agencies sometime in the first quarter and start delivering the buses by summer.
Proterra is also working on a contract to sell three buses to a customer in San Antonio, Texas, in a deal made possible by $5 million in federal stimulus money.
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