Bus once charged, running 402km

The Proterra Catalyst XR is the electric bus model, with 250 miles (402km) of travel time with only one charge.

Introducing the Proterra Catalyst XR electric bus

The inherent limitations of electric vehicles in general and electric buses in particular are the distance between each charge.

Proterra Catalyst XR Electric Bus - (Photo: Proterra).

Recently, the answer to this problem has been resolved with the launch of the Catalyst XR, manufactured by Proterra, which is capable of traveling 250 miles, equivalent to 402km, with only one charge. only on test run.

To achieve this impressive performance, the car uses eight built-in batteries, generating a total of 257 kWh. By increasing to 10 batteries, Proterra believes the car can reach 300 miles (482km) by a single charge.

Founded in 2004, the company specializes in manufacturing Proterra transport the clean energy use and _CO2 emissions.

In 2014, the company appointed Ryan Popple, an 'old man' from Tesla's famous electric car billionaire Elon Musk.

Real Catalyst XR video demonstration