BC Transit Bringing 66 Electric Buses to More Locations

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Extra communities in British Columbia will profit from new electrical buses and charging infrastructure.

Sixty-six electrical buses are on order from two pre-qualified suppliers, Nova Bus and New Flyer. Moreover, 9 communities all through BC have transit electrification infrastructure initiatives getting began.

In whole, BC Transit expects to put in roughly 134 new electrical bus charging factors over the following two years in Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, the Regional District of Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Victoria and Whistler. Bus allocations to every neighborhood might be confirmed because the initiatives progress.

BC Transit anticipates that the 66 buses will arrive incrementally beginning in early 2025 and finishing mid-2026. As well as, BC Transit might be procuring extra electrical buses to assist beforehand introduced funding and can share particular particulars in future bulletins.

Funding totaling $395.5 million for buses and infrastructure was announced in July 2023.

Prices are shared with the Authorities of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and native authorities companions. In whole, BC Transit expects to acquire 115 new battery electrical buses below this funding.

Funding from the Authorities of Canada is being supplied by the Zero Emission Transit Fund and the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

These initiatives advance BC Transit’s goals to decrease greenhouse gasoline emissions and are a part of the group’s dedication to satisfy targets outlined within the Province of British Columbia’s CleanBC roadmap.

For extra details about BC Transit, please go to BCTransit.com.

Press launch from BC Transit Communications