ABC Companies and Proterra Inc. announced the official opening of the electric motorcoach charging facility in North America. Located on a 3.5-acre campus in Newark, California, the facility is equipped to charge up to 40 electric motorcoaches with 20 dual-cable EV charging dispensers and can support up to 1.4 megawatts of EV charging power. The facility enables enhanced service, delivery, training and support for the growing number of Van Hool 100% electric motorcoaches, which are powered by Proterra?s battery technology.

Developed in collaboration with EV charging and battery partner, Proterra, and local utility provider, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), the ABC Companies charging facility demonstrates that both the power and charging solutions are available to meet fleet operators? needs to scale their commercial EV operations. Proterra Energy provides fleet operators with a comprehensive set of EV charging solutions to scale their zero-emission commercial vehicle fleets, paired with Proterra?s decade of charging installation experience.

Proterra?s team of electrification experts recommend the ideal fleet charging solution for each project, optimized for usability, physical footprint, power, or cost, matching each customer?s priorities. With hundreds of thousands of miles logged in operational deployment over almost two years, across electric vehicles ranging from eight-passenger vans to 75-passenger 45? double-deck motorcoaches, ABC Companies has quickly become a leader in electrifying private fleets.

ABC Companies' ?Fleet Electrification Services? offers a breadth of options to meet the needs of customer fleets from the portfolio of EV options through charging equipment, ABC Companies can support their customers? unique road maps to zero emissions.

PG&E?s EV Fleet program is accelerating EV adoption for commercial customers, helping medium- and heavy-duty fleet customers easily and cost-effectively install charging infrastructure via comprehensive construction support and financial incentives. To-date, the EV Fleet program has contracted with more than 180 sites to support the electrification of over 3,700 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in PG&E?s service territory.