Proterra Ecoliner Electric Bus - Jay Leno's Garage

[@FloppydriveMaestro]

I was expecting this to be boring buts its actually pretty interesting.

[@ScottHillsmusclecargarage]

Keep your expectations low, that way you'll never be disappointed.

[@dougefresh133]

Very nice bus. I hope this technology becomes available and popular in all 50 states.

[@twistedyogert]

Or miniaturized and put in cars.

[@thenormalyears]

Samuel Rosenberg obviously a car would have better mileage than a bus tho

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Samuel Rosenberg With roughly 80% charge in 10 minutes and no diesel fumes I'd say it's pretty remarkable since every driver needs a bathroom break at some point anyway. If they can make that break the charging station I wouldn't be whining about this busses deficiencies.

[@lstulzer]

Samuel Rosenberg all city buses have bus stops where they stop for 10 minutes or so.

[@dlwatib]

If you were a bus driver, though, you would indeed be keen on having a bus that only had to carry enough battery weight to make it through an 18 mile route and then could recharge for another run in only 10 minutes, (the normal wait time between runs). If you can get your recharge time down to less than or equal to your wait time, then it would be silly to carry excess battery weight beyond what is needed for a single run.

[@iamillasfuck]

The bus operator is overqualified for his job. If I ever take the bus and he's driving, I could talk to him all day. Leno is truly the most amazing talkshow host letting this man show every detail and cool fact about the bus

[@driverdick2]

He isn't a bus operator, I know him.

[@VasudevanNishanth]

Knowledgeable...

[@balls433]

Lmao yea….and now they filed for bankruptcy….because buses caught fire, had batteries freeze, or couldn’t get up hills. Who knew? Weird…..

[@DrCruel]

Jay Leno, this stuff is better than your show ever was. I love it.

[@cg986]

This is so much fun to watch in 2022. My entire city has now gone electric with busses. It's so much less noise and pollution!

[@AquarianNomadic]

In 2023 they will go bankrupt. 😂

[@brandonpurple165]

The engine area looks like a top of the line PC Build

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Professor Genki top right corner it running a Nvidia GeForce Titan

[@doublem5679]

Well to be fair, it's hard to get the FUN factor from an electric car. Like Jay said, "recreational". As a motorhead, I LOVE cars! I love the noise, I love mechanical parts, and I love doing the maintenance on my own car. But.. as a daily, I would definitely prefer an electric car. I would love to be more efficient, eco-friendly, and save money by eliminating my fuel cost for a vehicle that is meant to take me to and from work every day. But as a fun, recreational toy, I would like to keep around gasoline/diesel vehicles.

[@Ninnuam999]

A PC is just a car without wheels

[@druidofthefang]

Missing the RGB

[@ClintsTractor]

Pretty cool bus... The whole time he was driving that bus I kept thinking to myself, I wonder if he has a CDL...

[@prescott231233]

Clint Osowski i doubt it... but it’s jay Leno so i suppose if he got pulled over he would just take a picture with the cop and get out of a ticket.

[@aaronfreeman5264]

I expect, he was driving under Supervision, but he might have his CDL.

[@cliftondean4333]

I hope he stopped for the railroad crossing. I saw the sign painted on the road but the video didn't show the actual crossing.

[@pootismaster2574]

With all the crazy vehicles he has I wouldn't be surprised if he does so he can drive the semi he probably has hidden

[@antgrispon5685]

If you don’t think jay has every license and endorsement you must be crazy! This is the mans life.

[@keytothegate68]

I'm relieved he didn;t crash. He's been driving for a while before asking where the turn signals were and the camera guy was blocking the mirror. Very impressive

[@MyUsernameIsAlsoBort]

I feel like this bus should have solar panels built into the roof. With cars, I can understand that there's not enough surface area for a solar panel to generate significant energy. But a bus will have way more space, so it would have a more significant power output, no? At least to run some low amperage system like the lights inside or something.

[@dradeel]

I'm sure it would have, but I'm guessing if the goal of this bus was to be relatively cheap, light, very low maintenance and simply being a straight forward 24/7 work horse, today's solar panels quickly make it more expensive and higher maintenance, plus it's completely unnecessary, seeing as they get all the electricity they need and more from the charging station. I suspect you wouldn't get much payoff from a solar panel, neither economically nor emissions wise (which is why there's not more of them around anywhere), so they're probably better off saving that money for something else :)

[@thegalaxyon]

the chinese byd company already has solar panels in its roof and its way more advanced than this bus check it out its on youtube

[@adrienperie6119]

thegalaxy How is it any more advanced than this bus ?

[@justinnitsuj7041]

11:06

[@supereliptic]

Wartler you would never get enough solar panels on the roof of it to recharge it from 20% to 95% in 10 minutes like the guy mentioned. You could def install them but panels would not recharge at nearly the same rate as the bus' battery's would be discharging as it drives around to make it worthwhile- maybe in the future though.

[@sidatkins]

Far greater merit than an electric car....we should be starting in mass transit FIRST - including taxis and vans. They make up most vehicle miles in every city in the world and duty cycle is a great match - PM 10,9,8,7,6 and the rest are 100% removed. Yes the electricty is carbon intense but that will be managed by renewables and sequestartion...Wireless Electic Buses - WEB - Wowzer!

[@jmpgfoto1]

Right, mass transit is the logical choice for proving the technology. We really don't need a bunch of cars running around and then find that there is a problem with the tech, cost, or reliability in a few years and then we have electric car junk yards all over!

[@ph11p3540]

The problem is public transit can't get absolutely everywhere in a large city in a timely manner. There are many cities where public transit avoids vast areas of a city because the economics are not there. This is why cars will be with us if we want to get to that good job. There needs to be a fundamental change of a cities layout for transit to be everywhere and efficient.

[@i486DX66]

Another problem with mass transit is the time. During off-peak traffic, I can get to the airport from home in about 25 minutes. Mass transit would take me 1 hour and that's after I get to the terminal which is about 4 miles from home. So add on at least another 15-30 minutes if the bus is running, otherwise call Uber. 20 minute drive into work becomes 1.5 hours by bus (and requires 3 bus changes). And then here (Portland, Oregon) last week a 2 year old was stuck by a syringe while sitting on the light rail. Last year 2 people were stabbed to death by a crazy guy. I rarely take the light rail, but once I witnessed a fight break out. Twice the train broke down although only for about 10 and 20 minutes. I've probably only ridden it 15 times in my life. Better solution is for everyone to have an electric self-driving pod.

[@aaronfreeman5264]

@@jmpgfoto1 If you recall what happened in Katrina, we each need our own wheels; I just went shopping yesterday, by bus, and could really use a car.

[@SacNorthern650]

Not only did that guy out talk Jay, you can tell he's very passionate about his coach. What an interesting vehicle.

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

The only downside to this bus is that awkward silences are no longer drowned out by engine noise.

[@danielhaller9379]

Well it doesn't really matter since everyone seems busy listening to music on their phones

[@MrTruth111]

Well you can pass some gas for increased awkwardness.

[@sonicboy678]

Are you trying to create emissions from Proterra's buses?

[@humanbraininrobotbod]

This guy busses.

[@TheDutchMitchell]

I can confirm that electric busses are awkwardly quiet.

[@myfeeling4you]

This is the way to go Jay, thanks for showing us what hope there is

[@jmpgfoto1]

This is really interesting. Jay always has some excellent, informative, and interesting subjects in his garage. I find this especially interesting since we now have the (small) BYD bus assembly plant here in Lancaster, CA. The city is showing off their bus that is supposed to be in service later this summer but it isn't even close in technology (or common sense, in my opinion) to this Foothill Transit bus. The use of composites and existing technology makes the Foothill bus a real world solution and the quick charge feature is really amazing. Now it's proven technology having been in service for more than a year. Plus the ability to operate 24/7 is a tremendous advancement. REALLY GREAT, Thanks Jay!!!

[@D.Finnegan]

Your missing the best part of every video, "Will it do a burnout?"

[@johnvolkman7208]

Cored and vacuum infused - like good yachts. Very cool!

[@djordan22]

R.I.P. charging cable when they just drove off with it plugged in.

[@LarsWillen1968]

will there not be a automatic stop if it get loaded

[@benson4u215]

They need to make them like gas pumps, at the start of the hose there's a magnet holding the lines together to prevent accidents

[@levenkay4468]

Every EV I've heard of will refuse to move if its charging port is plugged in. And flash a "uh, Dummy..." warning to the driver that tries.

[@MrTruth111]

No, only women in Russia do that, and they have only gas fillers;)

[@mkkm945]

As if KZbin isn't full of videos of people driving off with the fuel hose still inside. Except, with electricity, you destroy the cable, not spray gas everywhere. That all goes without the fact that EVs don't move if they're plugged in, so kind of fool proof!

[@sundstrom193]

This is awesome! I live in Wenatchee, Washington and I see these electric buses being used by Link Transit all the time! Very interesting how far transportation has come in only a couple decades.

[@Caracter12345]

Nice episode Jay. Thanks. I'm amazed by this vehicles design. Beautiful and elegant flowing lines from which angle you look at it.

[@admiaisntme]

The person being interviewed is absolutely adorable with his round belly and cheerfulness! 4:04 He reminds me of my grandpa. That made my day :)

[@twistedyogert]

10 Min to charge a battery? Impressive!

[@CST1992]

Yup, that's why they're using that thick top charger. It charges at 350kW, 3x faster than Tesla's Superchargers. If you were to attach that to a Tesla it'd also in theory charge in 10 minutes. However, a bus gets 5x worse efficiency per mile, so the 10 minute battery goes 50 miles(80kWh) for longer distances you have bigger batteries that take longer to charge(250 miles, 440kWh, 260kW charge rate; charges in 2-3 hours).

[@julesslim8229]

For an 18 mile loop.

[@biplabkumarghosh6300]

@@CST1992 Tesla Superchargers can charge at a speed of 250kW, so it's technically only 1.4 times the speed of Superchargers

[@KapilSreedhar]

Dear Jay...its 2014 and i request you for an update regarding the electric bus technology now

[@KapilSreedhar]

Kapil Sreedhar 2015 may =D

[@FreakinPeanut]

Kapil Sreedhar www.proterra.com/

[@KapilSreedhar]

+FreakinPeanut thanks for the link =D

[@Network126]

+Kapil Sreedhar Perhaps I may be of some assistance... I run my channel out of Pomona (my hometown), and I'm pretty sure I've seen Foothill Transit #F2003 at some point (perhaps more than once). I just found out about this... I'll have to do a video on it next time I see it.

[@KapilSreedhar]

+Network126 thats great....

[@olderrol1968]

the best part about this bus people can never hear it coming until it passes them

[@vampov]

That's the worst part about it. I drove buses in college and I almost hit kids that couldn't hear the bus and would step out in front of it. I fear this would be even worse.

[@undead890]

@@vampov There are electric school buses in the Sacramento area that have an alarm they play when they are going under 10mph, so that's a possible alternative.

[@ph11p3540]

This was a really wonderful thing to see from a rich car crazy guy. I never thought in a billion years Jay would be interested in such an glamorous ride for the masses. Good stuff.

[@AmusementForce]

Jay, can you test flying saucers at Lockheed Skunkworks?

[@Omrentonth999]

i dont see why not

[@jasonwb6884]

4:10, the way the guy walks into bus and the look on Leno's face afterwords. Priceless.

[@traianima]

13:03 I always wondered how big is the crew when filming these ... now i know

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

It's always cool to see a man who loves his work.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Electric buses are the future! 🚍🔋🔌🔜😆👌

[@psydaus]

Wow I love watching super car videos all the time but this is the first time I have ever spent watching a video about a bus for almost 20 minutes

[@rendallharper633]

Thanks for sharing you should do an update because of exponential growth in technology

[@Bromadillojo]

one of my favorite episodes jay. i was surprised how interesting it could be

[@lordadamfirst]

In nottingham, in the UK we now have a few electric busses on various routes. But most our single deck deisel busses have always had rear windows tbh.

[@wharris302]

Because they don't have air con

[@volvmerc1999]

+dennis trident william Most european buses have the A/C unit on the roof

[@lordadamfirst]

+dennis trident william i wouldnt know about the electric ones because i havnt been on them yet. But a lot of our normal busses have it, tho tbh most the time its not needed

[@mrsir1872]

+Mada Third no rear windows here in the states.

[@Horizon301.]

+Dallin Carpenter in Bristol UK we have hybrids that usually run on just electric around town all the 200 buses now have wifi and leather seats not to mention the buses actually look nice

[@strokex1]

wonderful presentation Jay Leno, very informative, lots of new tech introduced, i actually liked it more than most car videos in the past couple years. Here's to new ebuses. Great job.

[@2020nallano]

Great job Jay Leno!

[@2davewh]

An electric bus! What a great idea. I am going to have to give my city council a call. Learn something new every. Visit.Thanks Jay. Dave from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

[@mustie1]

so did you rip out the power cord that was still plugged in,,,

[@user-tk7zn6pc5x]

yes

[@DavidJSmith-hl6kb]

WOW!...Just think years ago when I was training to become a Bus Driver we used the Big Long and Rectangular in Shape "FootHill Transit" Bus! Even though the Bus was Large it was Easy to Drive and used a Toggle Switch to Control the Transmission which I though was pretty unique! It is Now 2017 and I wonder if the All Electric FootHill Transit Buses are currently in Operation? Thanks Jay and God Bless!

[@EonityLuna]

This definitely seems more compelling than that BYD eBus that's being trialled everywhere in the world right now. Whoever manufacturers this bus should consider licensing this technology to European, Japanese, and Korean bus manufacturers so this technology can appear in European-standard or Asian-standard buses on this side of the world.

[@dwc1964]

In San Francisco (and other places) we've had fully electric buses for a long time, using a roof-mounted trolley system to pull electricity off wires strung over the street. And their performance is impressive. From a dead stop, pointing uphill on a steep hill, when the driver hits the accelerator it *will* knock you on your ass if you aren't ready for it, while a diesel ICE huffs and puffs just to get going. This has no trolley system to come unhooked, and 10 min charge time is great.

[@Jack51000]

charger headlights with Nissan murano tails I like

[@akhilajay8362]

I noticed that too

[@JerzeyBoy]

Is it just me or is the headlights off the 2006 Dodge Charger?

[@SeanKayGee]

I’m a bus driver and this would be great. We currently have CNG buses and new flyer keeps trying to sell to us electric buses but I like how this looks. Those mirrors are very safe for city driving. You have very hood vision.

[@SeanKayGee]

Good*

[@Engineer9736]

13:00 He forgets to take the charger cable off! The charger will be dragged along the street! ..That's why they skipped to a whole different scene, they first cleaned up the mess :D

[@neirad537]

Richard van Pukkem it probably doesn't let you drive with the cable on.

[@TurboTyler]

The best thing I have seen all year.

[@Agorante]

I too love the technology of this bus. It's great and gives us all hope for the future, But I was a grad student in Urban Planning decades ago. All my classmates were crazy for buses. Buses make more sense than cars in many ways but only if you ignore the real reasons people prefer cars to buses, A car is a steel box that offers you transportation but also protection. If you come out of a place in a dark urban neighborhood you want to get into your car, lock the doors and put on your own music. You want to go then exactly where you want to go. You don't want to wait outside in the rain for a bus full of potentially dangerous strangers. If you are a woman with a baby that is even more true. Buses are a bad alternative.

[@RobertWilliam-yu8gi]

+Patrick Boyle The LRT in Calgary is a good example and should be electric, free parking at a station near you, and it hits all major shopping centers.

[@Agorante]

***** Maybe so for a well organized place such as Calgary. I am probably being influenced by the central cities of older American metropolitan areas. Chicago is the called the 'Second City' of America. But every weekend there are a dozen or so people gunned down on their streets. With that kind of crime flourishing the wise citizen will be wary of taking the bus.

[@RobertWilliam-yu8gi]

Patrick Boyle Patrick, I'm now believe all train transportation should me mono rail, even the cost is high, Terrorists and other kooks can easily put something to derail a train in the woods which are in middle of nowhere.

[@magna59]

The bus & it ' s heavy running costs are fine in packed cities , where potential customers are at a relatively close together & numerous . But most of North America has a low population density , the car wins for all the wrong reasons . Mr Boyle , think about gun control , the vast majority of your neighbours are reasonable , like yourself , they want to just get on to their day to day ........ & won ' t shot you .

[@Agorante]

magna59 I can't follow your remarks about gun control.

[@stevensgarage6451]

ive seen this bus many times going back and forth and now its on m favorite youtube channel

[@TrevorLogan]

Wrong about the back window, New Flyer and Nova Bus has been building Low Floor buses with back windows since 1994-95-96 until now...

[@desertfox2020]

I agree, and like Jay said, saving fuel for people who truly value and enjoy engines and cars is great. Most people who commute to work would love an electric car because they don't care about cars like we do, and the gasoline or diesel they are using would be better used by someone who can appreciate every rev an engine makes.

[@mommyrandi1]

we have a couple of these in our city and a few hybrids as well they work good but in the winter these aren't as reliable due to the temp. the can't be left outside either..the hybrids are good once running. but these have a hard time keeping a charge at -30.

[@sonicboy678]

It's a drawback of electric power, but buses are generally operating in warmer conditions. Still, advances in technology can offset these issues.

[@joshuasmith7369]

I live in south Texas, where the temperature rarely gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit or 4 degrees Celsius.

[@TheRandallraplee]

Man that guy is a good spokesmen for the electric bus companies. There is not much online about these buses like whether they have succeed or not.

[@blogobre]

The irony of having a pedal called 'gas'.

[@robertgary3561]

blogobre supposed to be called throttle.

[@blogobre]

Ha, yeah. I do like it, can't wait till battery packs for cars hit about $1000, then as Jay has said, we'll still have our muscle cars but only drive them on the weekends for fun.

[@membender]

Or accelerator.

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

Yeah, then you realize petroleum and diesel are liquids and not gasses.

[@dirkturrell6460]

I'm pretty sure the technical name for it is the accelerator pedal

[@MrCorrupt1982]

Very informative bus driver, nice to see someone that enjoys there job.

[@oscarpark1523]

Balsa wood. .amazing

[@oceanic8424]

City of Shenzhen, China recently (Jan 2018) completed conversion to an all-electric bus fleet. They are operating 16,000+ BYD electric buses.

[@danieln.siskron8980]

Wow that's very interesting they came up with some good ideas with Electric Technology for Buses Running on Batteries and the Coach Body is Built out of Balsa Wood and Fiberglass combination , which will allow the bus to last longer than some of the older ones but even more impressive is that Jay Leno of the Tonight Show is Driving the Bus....Ha.

[@Network126]

+Daniel Siskron I live in Pomona and I'm pretty sure I've seen the exact bus Jay Leno drove... I'll have to do a video on it next time I see it lol.

[@repairdrive]

Bringing the windows back in the back is pretty cool.

[@danmobile]

Why aren't these things everywhere yet!?

[@OregonTransitFan]

King County Metro has a few. KZbin user Pnwelevator has a few videos of them.

[@LightStreamer]

the initial cost of the project probley

[@OregonTransitFan]

I honestly do not like these. KC Metro's ones die often. They really need a better design also, make it look more like a Gillig

[@danmobile]

How are they dying?

[@noob.168]

the transit system that had this bus in the video, foothill transit, will have their fleet 100% electric by 2030. :)

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Amazing, why isnt this more widespread.

[@timneeves.6338]

It's absolutely amazing when you consider the technology now even compared to just 10 years ago, it's really good.

[@cg986]

All busses in my city are now electric! Even the deliveries here in the Netherlands are now electric!

[@twocansams6335]

@@cg986 Problem with electric is that if the power grid goes down for what ever reason the city will be paralyzed. More R&D needs to go to Hydrogen.

[@cg986]

@@twocansams6335 You obviously have done no research into refuelling of hydrogen. It can't be done without power. Next to that, hydrogen needs 4 times more energy put in to create the same amount of range. It can't change, because of the laws of nature. That's why fossil fuel companies are pushing hydrogen. It needs so much power, that we would never be able to generate it with clean energy only. At least with EV's you can deliver back to your house in case of a power outage and in the rare case you that has never happened to me you can hook up a generator to your house and still charge your car ;)... You can even use the car battery as a way to trade energy and actually make money of it when energy is more needed somewhere.

[@twocansams6335]

@@cg986 I guess you never lived though a power outage, I lived through the one that took out power in Ontario Canda, New York State as well as a few other states. Power was gone for months, a few gas stations got generators, buses ran on gas then. 10's of millions of people without power in a blink of the eye, you honestly think you can find a generator to charge your tesla? Generators were bought and given to grocery stores, gas stations and banks. With Hydrogen all you need to do is get a generator to power one station that can fuel 100's if not 1000's of vehicles. And were talking about the replacement of gas, gas will still be around for a very long time until its not, so what do you power your generator with when their is no gas? A Hydrogen generator.

[@imrez3927]

@@twocansams6335 You clearly don't know anything about hydrogen. Go back to school.

[@Greg-nf2ir]

That is really a cool I've never seen this episode. That is so funny when Jay turned around and had a Bus full of people.

[@MICHGO1]

AND WASN'T DRAGGING THE SHOP CHARGER BEHIND HIM.

[@fulltimecarcollectorpartti1607]

"tesler"?

[@membender]

That's how people from Boston say it. Maybe in his later years some of his New England accent resurfaces.

[@akzebraminer]

Michael Bender still not correct

[@m.w.6526]

East coast accent. Boston specifically

[@prescott231233]

AKzebraMiner its a phenomenon called the “intrusive r.” It’s very prevalent in Areas with an accent derived from New England, or England, and southern regions of the United States. It usually occurs on accident, and is usually only noticed on words that end with an “Ah” vowel. So words like “pizza” “Tesla” and “Santa” are accidentally pronounced “pizzer” “tesler” and “santer”. It’s not wrong... it’s just the way it is.

[@tonyl6239]

This is actually pretty impressive and important. I skipped the SWAT vehicle video for this. I just found it more intriguing.

[@sbollmeyer]

Congratulations: This Electric Bus Startup Has Raised $140 Million Fortune-Jan 3, 2017 Proterra's sales more than doubled in 2016 from the previous year, according to the company. To date, the company has sold more than 300 ...

[@peterrobann]

Steve Bollmeyer wow

[@supereliptic]

Steve Bollmeyer BMW just became a shareholder in this company.

[@thegamingchronicleswithyer9397]

I believe the first models just got discontinued. They have been plagued with lots of problems over the last couple of years. With many not running.

[@rbat004]

How much does Jay Leno spend on insurance and maintenance for all his vehicles???

[@Blackout_1692]

it doesn't matter because he's a millionaire

[@robertgary3561]

rbat004 I think he self insures and probably just has an umbrella. In CA you can post a bond instead of buying liability insurance.

[@prikasky]

thumbs up for giving companies like this some publicity Jay.

[@Talltrees84]

Proterra needs to get into making school busses. Too many school busses are run on dirty diesel.

[@davidporowski9512]

Talltrees84 dirty diesel? with Biodiesel, smells like I am following a Dunkin' donuts, always get intensely hungry for a snack.

[@nolanboyer6883]

Most of the buses in my district run on propane. I’m pretty sure it’s very widespread.

[@sdcaljoe]

Cool looking... very modern and clean energy to boot !!!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

2:30 THANK you, Jay, for making fun of the conservative AGW deniers who think they are "original" with their "coal fired power plant" remark & infinitely hypocritical for blaming liberals who are doing the hard of going electric instead of blaming the conservatives who keep forcing coal fired power plants onto us with government welfare for coal.

[@MixEngineer615]

This is the guy you want when you want to know ALL about an electric bus:)! He talked more than Jay but was full of great info!

[@jeremiahroberts6762]

Crazy thing is he's my great grandfather

[@volvmerc1999]

Are those headlights from a Dodge Charger?

[@BachiAUT]

+volvmerc1999 yeah this was my first thought too :D

[@tugb0at01]

+volvmerc1999 nissan murano tail lights maybe? the older ones of course

[@thundersoul1096]

yeah hahah ,,, and the rear from Nissan Murano ,, lol but the design is so perfect and simple,, love it

[@Lincolnator721]

maybe

[@gigatron2008]

i like how jay says "see you next week", when there is normally a video posted every day.

[@XoTicGunner]

Are those Nissan Murano tailights?

[@Network126]

+Manuel Hernandez Yep, with Dodge Charger headlights.

[@chrispasini5870]

Unfortunately I live in the city this bus was in service after 5 years the 2000s Ecoliners Protera electric buses started not charging, overheated, battery charger failure, electric drive chain failure, plastic inside started failing. Sliding door started failing. Despite having generation 2 Protera 2600s . In fact 2008 had a dashboard fire at Pomona Transcenter. What happened to the bus in this video. NOT IN SERVICE mechanical problems 13 of these out of service. We are using CNG gas buses on this electric bus line. We are using CNG NABI buses. Yeah this program kinda blew up in our faces. Pomona still can't use ours!! Still broken!!

[@chrispasini5870]

I just found out Hydrogen Fuel buses 3100s are replacing These 2000s so there u go

[@Marauder252]

What's the reasoning behind having the metal bike rack thing in the front of the bus? In EU it would be no bueno because of pedestrian safety.

[@Gordanovich02]

Well I guess in America they take the position that if you're stupid enough to walk out in front of a bus, tough crap.

[@MICHGO1]

TO CARRY BIKE WHILE YOUR ON THE BUS.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

best episode so far

[@smiffy1071]

Bus nerd alert, did anyone spot the Leyland Olympian double decker in this video? It's chassis was built right here in Bristol, England.

[@Horizon301.]

Our buses in Bristol are far better with wifi and leather seats haha

[@smiffy1071]

+Chatta290 trust me, they are NOT leather, I used to work for First Bristol, they are 100% vinyl!

[@Horizon301.]

smiffy1071 synthetic leather is still luxurious mercedes use it on the new eclass which costs £38,000

[@NekroStevo]

The bike rack on the front is genius!

[@alexsmith5606]

since every bus has a fixed route, it would would have been cheaper and more practical to just run 2 wires over and make it a trolley bus. this way there would be no need for 20min charging breaks and the bus can use smaller batteries if it needed to drive to where there are not wires for it

[@applepiebetty]

It's not 20 min breaks but 10 min breaks. That was in 2012, so I would think it maybe less then that now, with more miles per charge on the newer designed batteries. They have temporary fixed routes here, because we are constantly growing and changing, with great distances in-between. If you just stick to the trollies, you will never find a better system. Necessity is the mother of invention ya know. You keep improving on it till it is the best it can be. At least that's what we do here in America. If trollies were the best, we wouldn't have changed them.

[@alexsmith5606]

Applepiebetty well, actually Ford and other motor companies had bought them up and killed them in order to make people buy cars. seriously, look it up. but yes, trolleys are not perferct, but they are better than diesel buses and would make a great transitional tech

[@Hirotoro4692]

alex smith but why do we need a transitional tech? This bus is here - today - now! The technology is already here. The problem is nobody is taking the plunge and using it.

[@alexsmith5606]

Will Davis we could, you are right. i guess trolley buses can be very usefull too because they very cheap and they dont need charging time. in anycase, US needs more public transit

[@keithflinders2195]

We are on the same page Alex. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, where we have a trolley bus system operating since the 1950s when the trams (street cars) were withdrawn. Now the fools we elect have decided to get rid of trolley buses because they need to run fixed routes. They will be replaced by hybrids which will run a great deal of the time on LPG or diesel due to the hilly terrain. Absolute stupidity in an age when should be extending trolley bus installations like the rest of the world is doing.

[@b1denison]

I would love to see this converted to a camper for family usage and more storage batteries or extended range. Amazing technology!

[@mercedesbenzisbest]

Same headlights as a charger?

[@JSTRonline2]

They are eerily similar.

[@MrOTBxTrains]

11:05 he says "charger on the roof" same headlights confirmed. illuminati confirmed

[@GRIMEYtheFATMAN]

'06-'10 Charger headlights and Gen1 Murano tails...

[@danmyself5341]

i want all buses like this !!!

[@boilerhousegarage]

Doesn't mention it's Achilles heel. The extremely short battery life when charging like this, the sheer amount of them in this bus and for the sake of the ecomentalists, the environmental damage caused by the manufacture and disposal of them.

[@keithflinders2195]

And even now in 2016 the battery technology hasn't advanced to make them a viable option, environmentally wise, for public transportation systems. There are mountains of failed batteries costing more to recycle than they are worth.

[@boilerhousegarage]

Exactly. The lithium ion batteries have compromised longevity for being able to charge as and when. Milk floats and forklift trucks of old that used NiCad batteries used to last for ages and the charge capacity remained for a long time provided you used the battery to near depletion and charged fully. The Lithium batteries were developed for mobile phones and laptops, they can't get a 'memory' unlike older tech and are best stored on 50% and charged ideally at over 30%, unfortunately, as anyone with a 2-3 year old phone/laptop knows, they don't last. The same technology is used in all modern electric vehicles, only thousands more cells to dispose of.

[@benson4u215]

John Galt eso Every phone I've owned the batteries would crap out in a year or two at the most if you're lucky. Lg batteries die once they drop below 10% after 500 charges, my samsung tablet that sat depleted for 6 months still holds 10 hour charges though and its over two years old already.

[@joshuasmith7369]

Batteries can be recycled.

[@steveskniveshikes6909]

This is the technology that the world needs!

[@austinbarnes402]

Anyone see the dodge charger front lights?

[@GertCuykens]

I like how motivated that guy is despite how many people don't care about the world

[@MichaelSE88]

Wonder why the conventional american buses don't have rear windows? Euro buses (with air con and conventional diesel/hybrid engines) do have rear windows.

[@applepiebetty]

I imagine it was a matter of weight transfer. I'm sure they researched it to death. I say put it all under the bus. lol

[@MichaelSE88]

well that does make sense lol

[@brockwalls1413]

Most new ones do, but there's usually an engine or part of the exhaust there.

[@EonityLuna]

MichaelSE88 Here in Singapore we have a Volvo hybrid bus on trial that has no rear window as well...

[@lennartnielsen]

Gotta love the oldschool handset, to the left of the drivers seat.

[@FOURBIGRIMS]

That guy was wrong when he said we haven't seen rear windows on a bus in 20 years. Here in Brampton Ontario Canada, the Novabus and New Flyers have rear windows.

[@rpf276]

+FOURBIGRIMS In a place with really hot weather you will not see a diesel with a rear window since one must have the air-condition and the room for the cooling for the diesel e.g Las Vegas in July 45 degrees Celsius

[@ianfindlay865]

+FOURBIGRIMS Brampton, Ontario (Canada) is a long way from Ontario, CA. "We" possibly referring to Californians? Did you expect him to check out your buses before he said that?

[@Lincolnator721]

but you're speaking of canada, not california. lol

[@RobertWilliam-yu8gi]

Amazing, and that bus would make a great camper!

[@QuadroNVS]

is it just me or does this bus look the dodge charger/avenger in the front

[@RabbitRacing09]

***** and nissan taillights

[@walex7041]

that thing looks beast with the charger head lights

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

It is a pity that man's name was not Theodore. Then could have said: *"BUS-TED!"* {I'll see myself out now...😊}

[@leegoddard2618]

The Fact that this is now a 10 yr. old video shows how "committed" we are to electric vehicles. 😑🤨

[@lukeroyg]

Proterra is the worst bus on the road today. Im speaking from experience as a mechanic in the transition bus feild. We had this exact model and both of them never worked. They sit in the yard and are waiting to be retired. The next gen of proterra while much better than this they are still down 20 to 1 compared to every other bus. Proterra also has not real support system. Most of the time we have to wait for parts from them that they no longer manufacture or on their mechanics to come fix it since there is no diagnostic system. The best part about there diagnostic software it takes you at most 2 steps then instructions you to contact a proterra mechanic rep.

[@juha9703]

Wow I saw this film from years ago and thought they looked really good. I guess it goes to show how difficult and expensive it is to manufacture a vehicle that is affordable and serviceable.

[@lkhbhydroponic6858]

Wrong ... Tesla has done it

[@Alrukitaf]

This is absolutely brilliant!!

[@jerrybear3081]

cover it with solar panels

[@jerrybear3081]

why have solar panels on homes and businesses? cynical energy is negligable

[@jerrybear3081]

if there is a solar powered airplane flying around then its not long before a bus in california will be covered in panels. even if the solar panel charged a separate battery for a/c or some other accessory. technology tends to get lighter over time ;)

[@jerrybear3081]

Jackie Scholl its not like i recommended a wind mill on the bus, take a technology and remember what it was 10 years ago and try to imagine the future. research solar as of now and tell me that there is no advances from years past.

[@FIGHTSEEN]

Now this gent is a public servant that I can respect! He's not out ordering more diesel spewing buses. He is also not taking half steps towards the future with hybrids .Both of which the diesel and hybrid need a huge maintenance infrastructure that chews through tax dollars like a hungry lion through piece of meat.. Great episode.

[@alexsmith5606]

they've been using electric trolley buses since 1950s on mass scale in Europe. i guess US is a little behind

[@alistairworthington9783]

A little behind? We're ahead in burying our power lines, phone lines, etc. Who wants big electric wires blotting out the Urban sky?

[@rpf276]

Seattle and San Francisco kept their American electric trolley buses with overhead wires since they can climb steep hills 20% grades, that a diesel bus simply cannot manage. General Motors in the 1950's had a program to give cities diesel buses for free if they would dismantle streetcars and electric trolley buses, that is what sadly happened here, most every city had a great trolley system, until the 1950's. But this bus is quite different because it does not require overhead lines and can be recharged in 10 minutes while a bus driver can take a break. There is also a KZbin video of a Proterra electric bus quickly climbing an 18% grade street in San Francisco. This is a great new technology for smaller American cities that had electric powered transit stripped out by General Motors in the past, in a country where cities must struggle for capital to build any new public transportation, but the tide is slowly turning for the good. Our population has been rising for the past seven years but the amount of auto driving has leveled off, no more auto growth. The new generation does not worship cars foolishly, and is moving into cities that have public transportation which has ever increasing demand. The young will get into power and public transit will come back. Renewable electric power and storage like battery technology will destroy the old American public utility business model with giant coal burning power plants by pure conservative economics. American conservatives are fighting like hell since they know their old days are numbered. This technology will be a stepping stone to help American cities get decent public transportation that people will want to choose to take in instead of the car. Please bash the old American dinosaurs Europe, but please champion our much smarter young millennial generation.

[@applepiebetty]

San Francisco still runs them today, but this electricity doesn't have to stay on a trolley, giving it much more freedom to go where it is needed, and no maintenances cost for trolley lines. No unsightly wire mess above it. I'm thinking Europe needs to catch up with the US.

[@alexsmith5606]

Applepiebetty actually wires are not that unsightly. yes, they are not ideal. but they are cheap and very practical. i am sure batteries for this bus are super expensive

[@applepiebetty]

***** I have been to San Fran many times, and yes they are very unsightly. It's like having a net above you. The batteries I am sure are very expensive, however so are elect wires, and tracks needing constant repair, plus they offer no ability to go anywhere except where the tracks are laid. You can also put more people on these buses, there for.. less congestion on the road. The only reason San Fran still has them is that is what the visitors are attracted to along with other things that are no longer used elsewhere, some not even being used there, other then for sight seeing commerce.. And there is a reason why they aren't. They were no longer effective.