History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's page on 7 December 2024, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The ZX5 is a battery-electric, low-floor transit bus that was developed and originally manufactured by Proterra from 2020, and is since 2024 manufactured by Phoenix Motorcars.

On September 15, 2020, Proterra announced the replacement to the Catalyst, the ZX5, available in 35-and-40-foot (10.7 and 12.2 m) nominal lengths. Edmonton Transit System of Edmonton, Alberta was the launch customer for the 40-foot ZX5.

The ZX5 features the same fiberglass and balsa wood body structure as the Catalyst, but incorporate design changes to both increase battery capacity and standardization with electric vehicle charging protocols. The overall appearance of the vehicle is more angular, while the roof fairing is more streamlined with provisions for roof-mounted battery packs, as well as optional integrated roof charger rails. The redesigned roof fairing has decreased overall height by 6 inches (150 mm) compared to the Catalyst.

The ZX5 can be charged using the SAE J3105 (OppCharge) overhead charging protocol while stopped on a layover (opportunity charging) or while parked in a storage yard, or with a plug-in J1772 CCS DC fast charger when parked in a storage yard. The ZX5 with any battery option can be fully charged in around 2.9 hours using the OppCharge system, which offers a maximum charging rate of 330 kW.

Documents

Date	Document	Details
9 October 2024 publication date	Proterra Bus/Phoenix Motorcars Safety Recall	Safety Advisory ( PDF) 153KB · 3 pages Publisher: Federal Transit Administration Topics: Proterra Catalyst, Proterra ZX5