"Transit agencies won't have to worry about additional funding, they'll just be able to start buying electric buses instead of diesel buses," Ableson said. Mike Ableson, head of Arrival's North American operations, said that funding will help make electric buses more affordable for cash-strapped local authorities - but that the company's goal of producing a zero-emission bus for the same price as a diesel bus will change that equation anyway. Congress has just approved $1 trillion in infrastructure spending that includes $5.25 billion for electric buses through 2026, dwarfing the $130 million the government spent on electric transit bus programs in 2020. Inventors: Willard Charles Raymond, Charles Carlson Langford, Nathan Albert Bergman, Michael Laurence. Switch Mobility, a British unit of commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland Ltd (ASOK.NS), said this week it would provide 300 electric buses to the public transport agency in the Indian city of Bengaluru. Applicant: Prototype and Production Systems, Inc. The electric bus market is heating up as countries, states and cities push towards zero-emission transport.Ĭompanies like California startup Proterra Inc (PTRA.O) are vying with China's BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ), or Volvo AB (VOLVb.ST). Its South Carolina plant should have annual production capacity of 1,000 units and executives say they will announce more plants soon. "All of this in a bus that is cheaper than any other electric bus out there and competitive with diesel."ĭepending on the market, electric buses can cost up to 50% more than a diesel equivalent.Īrrival's earlier prototype buses have already been undergoing trials with First Bus (FGP.L), one of the UK's largest bus operators.Īrrival says around 12% of the 64,000 vehicles it currently has non-binding orders or letters of intent for are buses. "Knowing and understanding how the vehicle is running in real time and being able to optimise that further reduces your fleet costs," he said.
#PROTOTYPE PRODUCTIONS UPGRADE#
In order to qualify for the PPP loan amount received, Prototype Productions Inc's 2019 payroll expenses are estimated to be at least $1.04M.The company uses lightweight but durable plastic composite body panels rather than steel or aluminium to lower production costs.Īrrival's system monitors every vehicle component in real time and can upgrade the software associated with any of them wirelessly, Rugoobur said. On the PPP application, Prototype Productions Inc reported intending to use the proceeds of their PPP loan for the following expenses:īusiness Information - Prototype Productions Inc in Chantilly, VAīased on the standard PPP eligibility formula, it may be possible to estimate the payroll expenses represented by a company on their PPP application (see details above). Automobile body frame prototypes, We design and manufacture fixtures and manufacturing tools used in rail system vehicle body prototypes and prototype vehicle. In order to qualify for the PPP loan amount received, Prototype Productions Inc's 2019 payroll expenses are estimated to be at least $992,290.īased on their reported 16 jobs retained, this equals an estimated average yearly compensation of $62,018 per employee 1 Reported PPP Proceed Usage: Please Note: Information on estimated payroll and compensation based on PPP rules is provided for informational purposes only.īased on the standard PPP eligibility formula, it may be possible to estimate the payroll expenses represented by a company on their PPP application (see details above).
#PROTOTYPE PRODUCTIONS FULL#
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This estimation assumes that the PPP recipient applied for the full amount for which they were eligible, and no other variables affected the loan amount received. Situations may exist in which it may not be accurate to estimate a PPP recipient's payroll expenses based on the amount of PPP loan received.
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or at least a plan that contains everything, which will be needed in production.
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