Mr. Bob Diehl

Robert Diehl Colonel, US Army (retired)

CARTA board member Bob Diehl, citing bumper to bumper traffic on Corridor J, said Soddy-Daisy may want to reconsider utilizing CARTA.He said many Soddy-Daisy residents work in Chattanooga and might take advantage of bus service.

Bob Diehl, chairman of the Advanced Transportation Technology Institute (ATTI) said Ooltewah businessman Al Curtis is organizing a new electric bus firm to be based here.
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EV America will mainly be producing 22-foot all-electric buses, Mr. Diehl said.He said it may also build larger hybrid buses.

He said veteran electric bus designer Bob Davis of California will be the chief designer and John Powell, who has been director of ATTI, for over a decade, will be general manager.

Mr. Diehl said he also will be leaving ATTI, which has merged its operation with the UTC engineering department.

Mr. Diehl said Mr. Curtis is currently raising capital for the new bus company.
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Mr. Diehl, who serves on the CARTA board, said CARTA may be a customer of the new bus firm.CARTA will have to replace some of the electric shuttle buses as they continue to age.

He said with rising fuel prices there is "a great demand for electric buses."

Robert C. Diehl

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Robert Diehl

U.S. Army (retired)