Top: Catalyst BE40 operated by King County Metro Bottom: Catalyst BE35 operated by San Diego International Airport
Overview
Manufacturer
Proterra
Production
2014–2020
Body and chassis
Class
Transit bus
Layout
Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Electric motor
UQM Technologies PP220 (original)[1]
UQM Technologies SPM250-130-2 (ProDrive)[2]
2×Parker Hannifin GVM310-125 (DuoPower)[3]
Transmission
Eaton EEV-7202[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
BE40: 296.5 in (7.53 m)[1] BE35: 243 in (6.17 m)[4]
Length
BE40: 42 ft 7+1⁄2 in (12.99 m)[1] BE35: 36 ft 11+1⁄2 in (11.3 m)[4]
Width
102 in (2.59 m)[1]
Height
134 in (3.40 m)[1]
Curb weight
BE40: 27,370 lb (12,400 kg)[1]
BE35: 29,910 lb (13,600 kg)[4]
Chronology
Predecessor
Proterra EcoRide
Successor
Proterra ZX5
The Proterra Catalyst is a battery-electric low-floor transit bus that was built by Proterra from 2014 to 2020. The second generation of Proterra's battery-electric buses, it succeeded the earlier EcoRide as the company's flagship product.
^ abcdefgFederal Transit Bus Test: 12 Year/500,000 Mile bus from Proterra, Inc. | Model BE40 (Report). Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. May 2015.
^Federal Transit Bus Test, Proterra CAT35PD (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center. January 2019.
^Federal Transit Bus Test, Proterra CAT40DP (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center. September 2020.
^ abcFederal Transit Bus Test, Proterra 35-foot Catalyst FC (Report). Bus Testing and Research Center. June 2018.
The ProterraCatalyst is a battery-electric low-floor transit bus that was built by Proterra from 2014 to 2020. The second generation of Proterra's battery-electric...
by Proterra from 2020, and is since 2024 manufactured by Phoenix Motorcars. On September 15, 2020, Proterra announced the replacement to the Catalyst, the...
(TIGGER) program. Proterra introduced the 40-foot (12 m) Catalyst in 2014, featuring a longer range and new fast-charging system. Proterra drew inspiration...
Gillig Low Floor diesel, hybrid electric, and battery electric buses, ProterraCatalyst battery electric buses, and MCI D4500CT diesel buses used exclusively...
Retrieved 7 November 2020. "ProterraCatalyst Platform Introduction for the California Transit Association" (PDF). Proterra, Inc. November 14, 2019. Retrieved...
Retrieved August 1, 2017. "Proposed task order cooperative agreement with Proterra, Inc". dccouncil.us. council of the district of columbia. May 25, 2017...
Xcelsior and New Flyer Low Floor, as well as Gillig Low Floor and two ProterraCatalyst BE40 models. GBT uses a system called ZipTrip for fare collection...
into revenue service on the 35 Jane bus route. On 26 October 2019, ProterraCatalyst BE40 electric buses went into service on the 6 Bay bus route. By September...
buses. DART introduced electric buses to its fleet in 2018. The seven ProterraCatalyst buses were originally used for the DLink shuttle in downtown Dallas...
articulated buses Nova Bus LFSe: Full-sized rigid and articulated buses ProterraCatalyst and ZX5: Full-sized rigid buses Europe: Solaris Urbino 8,9 LE electric...
Xcelsior XE40 CHARGE buses (operating out of Quill Depot) and five ProterraCatalyst BE40 buses Grand Av Depot. A contract was expected to be awarded in...
batteries are sufficiently charged. Metro began testing three new ProterraCatalyst battery electric buses in 2015. The coaches are capable of traveling...
20 July 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2008. "CATALYST : 40 FOOT BUS PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS" (PDF). Proterra, Inc. June 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020....
The current fleet of all-electric buses as of today, are manufactured by Proterra Inc and Gillig. RTD will be receiving a hydrogen fuel bus from NFI Group...
select streets in Snyderville. In 2017, Park City Transit ordered six ProterraCatalysts as part of its new 10 White "Electric Express" route. In 2019, Park...
Floor 29-ft 2900-2903 2009 4 2022 Currently used for training duty. ProterraCatalyst 40-ft, E2 battery 725–734 2018-20 10 2020 First battery electric buses...
Turkey Proterra in Greenville, SC: Proterra manufactures 35 and 40 foot (11 and 12 metre) versions of the ZX5. Previously, they manufactured the Catalyst model...
buses in their fleet. In 2018, SamTrans placed an order for 10 Proterra 40-foot Catalyst BE40s buses as a first step towards the goal to have an all-electric...
Federal Transit Administration grant, the agency ordered 25 such buses from Proterra, Inc. of California, together with two overhead fast-charging stations...
a pilot electric bus program in October 2020, starting with seven ProterraCatalyst buses on route 60 (Ingersoll/University). The pilot program was funded...
Gillig BRT Plus CNG 29' 15301-15354 2015 BYD K9S 17301-17304 2016-2017 ProterraCatalyst BE35 20301-20326 2020 Used only on Downtown DASH routes. BYD K7M 21301-21325...
the bus fleet will increase from 73 as of January 2016 to 76 with 5 new Proterra Electric Busses and 7 new Gillig CNG Busses with 9 of Lextran's oldest...
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