Proterra Inc. provides commercial vehicles in the United States, the European Union, Canada, Australia, and Japan.

It operates through Proterra Powered and Energy and Proterra Transit business units.

The Proterra Powered and Energy business unit designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and integrates battery systems and electrification solutions into vehicles for commercial vehicle OEM customers serving delivery trucks, school buses, coach buses, construction and mining equipment, and other applications.

It also provides turnkey fleet-scale, high-power charging solutions and software services, ranging from fleet and energy management software-as-a-service to fleet planning, hardware, infrastructure, installation, utility engagement, and charging optimization.

The Proterra Transit business unit designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric transit buses as an OEM for North American public transit agencies, airports, universities, and other commercial transit fleets.

Proterra Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.