Excellent article worth Googling/reading
"Xtreme Power to Sell Battery Factory, Focus on Software"
Not my memory; today's PR mentioned the exact date, so I searched ZBB's PR archives.
The 9/82010 PR was all about SunPower. How did this turn into iTron????
Sentiment: Hold
Google "Rainbow Rider electric hybrid buses hit the skids"
"Cummins purchased the design from VTM last fall. VTM, as a business, has ceased operations.
...
The new product is in the validation and verification stage. Becker said Cummins Crosspoint is testing durability, reliability and software code.
“Most of the design changes are in software,” Becker said. “There’s more technology and CPUs [central processing units] on vehicles now than there probably ever will be.”
If timelines go well, the Cummins Crosspoint product could be launched this year. Becker said the company hopes to offer everyone experiencing complications similar to Rainbow Rider a solution."
Rats ... that should be
"feasibility analysis" LINK
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
February 27, 2013
DEEP Announces First Round Results of Nation’s First Statewide Microgrid Grant and Loan Pilot Program
27 of 36 project applications move to final funding round
The "feasibility analysis" has details on specific projects.
Both of the ZBB related/referenced projects (that I know of, both associated with Schneider Electric) made it:
CTTransit Hartford
UConn Depot Campus
I suspect Schneider carried a lot of the water/weight. Wonder if they may become a source of "financing" for ZBB at some point ...
Sadly YaDumb won't let me post links