Edmonton Seeks $82 Million in Damages Over EV Bus Failures Amid Manufacturer Proterra’s Bankruptcy

The City of Edmonton is seeking $82 million in damages from electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Proterra, citing alleged performance failures. Between 2019 and 2022, Edmonton acquired 60 electric buses from the U.S.-based company. In the original contract for the bus acquisition, Proterra had committed to several warranty obligations and asserted that the buses would achieve a specific operation range, as reported by CTV News. However, the city stated that the vehicles consistently fell short of meeting this range. “Contrary to the contract specification that the buses would be suitably designed to perform in Edmonton’s climate conditions and would have an operating range of 328 kilometres, or 268 kilometres in extreme cold, the range has consistently been much shorter,” the city stated in a claim filed on Feb. 2....