March 9, 2012

Proterra Jobs and Company Growth in Greenville SC

Proterra the innovative electric bus manufacturer with it's manufacturing facility at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research. Has more than 100 employees and expects to have 150 employees by the end o the year these numbers are lower that what the company was targeted for. The company first felt they would be added 1,300 new jobs over 7 years and now are thinking it will be more like 400 new jobs to the Greenville, SC area over the next 5 years. Proterra also has scaled back the plant investment from 30 million to 16 million they feel this is just a smart business plan as they continue to grew the company in the coming years.  The new Greenville, SC startup company has sold 12 of its zero-emission, battery-powered transit buses to date.

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