Today’s Solutions: May 16, 2026

It has the fastest 0-20mph acceleration ever recorded in its class. It can go 200 miles on a single charge. It can recharge in as little as ten minutes. No, it’s not the latest cutting-edge electric sedan. It’s a forty-foot bus. When it tested at the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center in June, the Catalyst electric bus manufactured by Greenville, S.C.-based Proterra also set records for grade-climbing and overall efficiency, and it’s the lightest…

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